Waqfs and Urban Structures: The Case of Ottoman Damascus by Richard Leeuwen
Waqfs and Urban Structures: The Case of Ottoman Damascus

Richard Leeuwen

Waqfs and Urban Structures: The Case of Ottoman Damascus

Richard Leeuwen

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The author proposes in this study a new, integrative approach to the phenomenon of Muslim pious foundations, or waqfs. The evolution of the institution is analysed from the perspective of the formation of power systems, which shaped both the elabo...

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