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Poverty and Charity in Medieval Islam - Mamluk Egypt, 1250-1517 (Paperback, New ed)
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Poverty and Charity in Medieval Islam - Mamluk Egypt, 1250-1517 (Paperback, New ed)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
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The study of poverty and charity in Islamic history has made
significant advances and Adam Sabra's book represents a 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 usually 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.
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