Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem Under British Mandate.
[Book]
Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
1 online resource (271 pages)
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Map of Jerusalem at the end of the Mandatory Period; Part 1; 1 The struggle over waqf supervision -- late Ottoman precedents; 2 The Mandatory government and the waqf; Part 2; 3 Founders and properties; 4 Beneficiaries and the devolution of shares; Part 3; 5 The appointment of mutawallis; 6 Current waqf administration; 7 Transactions and economic development; Part 4; 8 Supervision of waqfs; Summary and conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
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Yitzhak Reiter presents a picture of the role of Islam in mandatory Jerusalem through the resources of the Waqf. The prevalent image of institutionalized corruption within the Waqf system is not completely supported by the findings of the study.
Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem Under British Mandate.