Waqf in Central Asia : Four Hundred Years in the History of a Muslim Shrine, 1480-1889 /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McChesney, R. D., 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1991]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Islamic shrines.
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations > Afghanistan > Balkh Region > History.
Islamic shrines > Afghanistan > Balkh Region > History.
Afghanistan > Mazār-i Sharīf.
Afghanistan > Balkh Region.
Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Abbreviations
  • Maps
  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Origins of the 'Alid Shrine at Balkh
  • CHAPTER THREE. Waqf in Its Political Setting
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Balkh, 1599-1647: Appanage Politics and the Growth of the 'Alid Waqf
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Balkh and the Shrine, 1651-1681
  • CHAPTER SIX. The Evolution of the Shrine and Its Administration
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. The Eclipse of the Appanage System: Balkh toward the End of the Seventeenth Century
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. The Waqf Administration, 1668-1738
  • CHAPTER NINE. The Nadirid Occupation of Balkh, 1737-1747
  • CHAPTER TEN. The Consequences of Autonomy: The Emergence of a Shrine-State in the Century after 1747
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN. Shrine-State to Provincial Capital: The Muhammadza'i Mandate in Balkh, 1849-1889
  • CHAPTER TWELVE. Waqf under the Afghans
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Shrine-State to State Shrine
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Ejemplares similares