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Waqf in Zaydī Yemen; Legal Theory, Codification, and Local Practice
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HOVDEN, Eirik

Islamic foundations ( waqf, pl. awqāf) have been an integral part of Yemeni society both for managing private wealth and as a legal frame for charity and public infrastructure. This book focuses on four socially grounded fields of legal knowledge: fiqh, codification, individual waqf cases, and everyday waqf-related knowledge. It combines textual analysis with ethnography and seeks to understan…

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Volume: 46
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978-90-04-37784-4
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