Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern ContextsMichael David Bonner, Mine Ener, Amy Singer Addresses the ideals and institutions through which Middle Eastern societies have confronted poverty and the poor. Offering insights and analysis in a field that has only recently come into existence, this book explores the ideals and institutions through which Middle Eastern societies--from the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E. to the present day--have confronted poverty and the poor. By introducing new sources and presenting familiar ones with new questions, the contributors examine ideas about poverty and the poor, ideals and practices of charity, and state and private initiatives of poor relief over this extensive time span. They avoid easy generalizations about Islam and the Middle East as they seek to set the ideals and practices in comparative perspective. |
Contents
Poverty and Charity in the Rise of Islam | 13 |
StatusBased Definitions of Need in Early Islamic Zakat and Maintenance Laws | 31 |
The Foreign Jewish Poor in Medieval Egypt | 53 |
Prices Are in Gods Hands The Theory and Practice of Price Control in the Medieval Islamic World | 73 |
The Functional Aspects of Medieval Islamic Hospitals | 95 |
Charity and Hospitality Hospitals in the Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern Period | 121 |
Charity the Poor and Distribution of Alms in Ottoman Algiers | 145 |
Living on the Margins of Charity Coping with Poverty in an Ottoman Provincial City | 165 |
AlTahtawi on Poverty and Welfare | 223 |
Islam Philanthropy and Political Culture in Interwar Egypt The Activism of Labiba Ahmad | 239 |
The Child Question The Politics of Child Welfare in Early Republican Turkey | 255 |
Islamic Redistribution through Zakat Historical Record and Modern Realities | 275 |
Charitys Legacies A Reconsideration of Ottoman Imperial EndowmentMaking | 295 |
Conclusion | 315 |
Contributors | 325 |
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The Charity of the Khedive | 185 |
Imperial Gifts and Sultanic Legitimation during the Late Ottoman Empire 18761909 | 203 |
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Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts Michael Bonner,Mine Ener,Amy Singer Limited preview - 2012 |
Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts Michael Bonner,Mine Ener,Amy Singer No preview available - 2003 |
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References to this book
The Economy as an Issue in the Middle Eastern Press Gisela Procházka-Eisl,Martin Strohmeier Limited preview - 2008 |