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.
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Language: English Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Cambridge University Press (2001) ISBN-10: 0521772915 ISBN-13: 9780521772914 Genre: Islam Size: 15.9 cm x 23.8 cm Shipping Weight: 103 grams Condition: As New
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