Waqf in Zaydi Yemen : : legal theory, codification, and local practice / / by Eirik Hovden.
Islamic foundations ( waqf , pl. awqāf ) have been an integral part of Yemeni society both for managing private wealth and as a legal frame for charity and public infrastructure. This book focuses on four socially grounded fields of legal knowledge: fiqh , codification, individual waqf cases, and ev...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Islamic Law and Society
46. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 425 pages) :; illustrations, map. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Figures
- Transliteration
- Introduction
- Representing Validity in Islamic Law
- Central Waqf Administration
- Main Texts of Zaydī Waqf Fiqh and Law
- Family Waqf and Inheritance
- The Tenant’s Strong Hand
- Private Rights in Public Waqf
- Pure Law, ʿUrf, and Maṣlaḥa: Conclusions
- Back Matter
- Bibliography.