Poverty and Charity in Medieval Islam: Mamluk Egypt, 1250 1517 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521034746)

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.

Author: Adam Sabra
ISBN-10: 0521034744
ISBN-13: 9780521034746
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d