Islamic law on peasant usufruct in Ottoman Syria : 17th to early 19th century / by Sabrina Joseph.

Drawing on Hanafi legal texts from Ottoman Syria between the 17th and early 19th centuries, this book examines how jurists balanced the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords on state and waqf lands, contributing in the process to the dynamism of the law and the adaptability and longevity o...

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Main Author: Joseph, Sabrina (Sabrina E.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Studies in Islamic law and society.
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