| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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SUNY series in Near Eastern studies |
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SUNY series in Near Eastern studies.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Note on Ottoman Turkish and Arabic Transliterations -- Ch. 1 "Devote the fruits to pious purposes" -- What is a waqf? -- roots of waqf -- Why found a waqf? -- Ottomans -- Ch. 2 Bowl of Soup and a Loaf of Bread -- written record -- Institutions of the endowment -- Endowed properties -- Personnel -- Soup -- Why Jerusalem? -- Ch. 3 Ladies Bountiful -- conflated traditions: Hurrem-Helena -- Beneficence and women in Islamic history -- Gender of Beneficence -- Ch. 4 Serving Soup in Jerusalem -- report from the 'imaret -- On management -- Getting started -- Tax arrears and firewood -- Food for all -- Building a bath -- Dealing in grain -- Adding to the endowment -- Ch. 5 Feeding Power -- Provisioning -- On the word 'imaret -- Pre-Ottoman precedents -- Ottoman institution -- Conclusion: Practicing Beneficence |
| Summary |
Annotation. Those interested in women's roles as charitable patrons, the Ottomans, and the Islamic institution of waqf will find this study a welcome addition to the field. Singer (history, Tel Aviv U., Israel) provides a detailed, thoroughly documented history of the charitable soup kitchen in Jerusalem that was run by Hasseki Hurrem Sultan, wife of Suleyman I. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-228) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Waqf -- Jerusalem -- History
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Endowments -- Jerusalem -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
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Endowments
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Waqf
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| SUBJECT |
Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802
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| Subject |
Middle East -- Jerusalem
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Turkey
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585471193 |
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9780585471198 |
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0791453510 |
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9780791453513 |
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0791453529 |
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9780791453520 |
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9780791488768 |
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0791488764 |
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