The study of poverty and charity in Islamic history has made significant advances in recent years. Adam Sabra's book represents the first full-length treatment of the subject. By focusing on Mamluk Cairo, the author explores the attitude of medieval Muslims to poverty - why and how did they give alms - and the experience of being poor in an Islamic society. He also considers the role of pious endowments (waqfs) in providing food, education and medical care to the poor of medieval Egypt. This is a fascinating account of a world far removed from the affairs of emirs and ulama hitherto the traditional province of Mamluk studies. This trend, in conjunction with the comparisons the author affords of poverty and destitution in Europe and China during the same period, will entice a broad range of scholars from within the field and beyond.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521772914
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94997430
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Regional History, Economic Sociology
Author
Adam Sabra
Publication Name
Poverty and Charity in Medieval Islam: Mamluk Egypt, 1250-1517
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2000
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
157mm
Item Weight
450g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Adam Sabra
Series Title
Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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