Yitzhak Reiter

Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem Under British Mandate (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135220785
• Artikelnr.: 40343491

Autorenporträt

Authored by Reiter, Yitzhak

Inhaltsangabe

Middle East Quarterly - "...casts new light on a central Islamic
institution and on the detailed complexity of the Arab-Israeli conflict." ,
Journal of Palestine Studies - "The book is an excellent resource and
reference book..This is the most detailed work estant on this subject and
its publication is of great importance to those studying not only the waaf
institution but also the institutional structures of the Muslim community
prior to 1948." Middle East Journal - "Throughout the book, however, Reiter
is careful to illustrate and document his other findings, and thus provides
a useful contribution to the coniderable literature on awqaf...Overall,
however, within the limits the author has set for himself, the book remains
a valuable addition to the literature on Muslim institutions." MESE
Bulletin - "This is a valuable study...and an important work which sheds
light on several features of waqf creation and administration