Muslim Endowments and Society in British India - Brossura

Kozlowski, Gregory C.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521088674 ISBN 13: 9780521088671

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

Dr Kozlowski's important study pioneers a fresh approach to the study of a critical Muslim institution: the endowments or awqaf which almost everywhere in the Islamic world provide support for mosques, schools and shrines. The wealthier Muslims who establish endowments inevitably have an eye on social, political and economic conditions and have traditionally used awqaf as part of an effort to preserve their wealth and influence, especially in periods of change and uncertainty. The book focuses on the use of endowments by Muslims suffering the dislocations caused by the imposition of British rule in India and examines in detail the social and political implications of the controversy over endowments that took place in the imperial courts and councils. The author's observations and insights can be applied to many periods and places in the Muslim world and his novel approach will attract all those interested in the study of Islam.

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Dr Kozlowski's important study pioneers a fresh approach to the study of a critical Muslim institution: the endowments or awqaf which almost everywhere in the Islamic world provide support for mosques, schools and shrines. His novel approach will attract all those interested in the study of Islam.

Contenuti:

Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Endowments in Muslim history, an overview; 2. Muslim endowments and the temporal order in British India; 3. Endowments and the faith; 4. The unsettling of endowments; 5. Creating a law of Muslim endowments; 6. Muslim endowments and the politics of religious law; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521088674
• ISBN 13: 9780521088671
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 228