| Poverty and Charity in Medieval Islam: Mamluk Egypt, 1250 1517 Contributor(s): Sabra, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521034744 ISBN-13: 9780521034746 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: By focusing on Mamluk Cairo, Adam Sabra explores the attitude of medieval Muslims to poverty and the experience of being poor in an Islamic society. He also considers the role of pious endowments (waqfs) in sustaining the poor. In this way the book affords fascinating insights into a world far removed from elite society, hitherto the focus of Mamluk studies. This trend, in conjunction with comparisons offered between the Islamic world, Europe and China, will entice a broad range of scholars from within the field and beyond. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 362.557 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6" W x 9" (0.69 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |