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Waqf in Central Asia: Four Hundred Years in the History of a Muslim Shrine, 1480-1889
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Waqf in Central Asia: Four Hundred Years in the History of a Muslim Shrine, 1480-1889
Contributors:
By (Author) R. D. McChesney
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
297.35581
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
380
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
709g
Description
Waqfs, or religious endowments, have long been at the very center of daily Islamic life, establishing religious, cultural, and welfare institutions and serving as a legal means to keep family property intact through several generations. In this book R. D. McChesney focuses on the major Muslim shrine at Balkh--once a flourishing city on an ancient t
