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Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem Under British Mandate.

By Yitzhak Reiter

Book information

Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Year
2014
ISBN
9781135220785, 1135220786, 9781135220853, 1135220859
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4824428 bytes)
Pages
271\271
Time added
2018-11-13 19:23:07
Waqf -- Jerusalem -- History;Endowments -- Palesti

Description

Yitzhak Reiter presents a picture of the role of Islam in mandatory Jerusalem through the resources of the Waqf. The prevalent image of institutionalized corruption within the Waqf system is not completely supported by the findings of the study. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures and tables Acknowledgements Introduction Map of Jerusalem at the end of the Mandatory Period Part 1 1 The struggle over waqf supervision -- late Ottoman precedents 2 The Mandatory government and the waqf Part 2 3 Founders and properties 4 Beneficiaries and the devolution of shares Part 3 5 The appointment of mutawallis 6 Current waqf administration 7 Transactions and economic development Part 4 8 Supervision of waqfs Summary and conclusions Bibliography Index.

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