Poverty And Charity In Middle Eastern Contexts (suny Series In The Social And Economic History Of The Middle East)

Offering insights and analysis in a field that has only recently come into existence, this book explores the ideals and institutions through which Middle Eastern societies--from the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E. to the present day--have confronted poverty and the poor. By introducing new sources and presenting familiar ones with new questions, the contributors examine ideas about poverty and the poor, ideals and practices of charity, and state and private initiatives of poor relief over this extensive time span. They avoid easy generalizations about Islam and the Middle East as they seek to set the ideals and practices in comparative perspective. Poverty And Charity In The Rise Of Islam / Michael Bonner -- Status-based Definitions Of Need In Early Islamic Zakat And Maintenance Laws / Ingrid Mattson -- The Foreign Jewish Poor In Medieval Egypt / Mark R. Cohen -- Prices Are In God's Hands : The Theory And Practice Of Price Control In The Medieval Islamic World / Adam Sabra -- The Functional Aspects Of Medieval Islamic Hospitals / Yasser Tabbaa -- Charity And Hospitality : Hospitals In The Ottoman Empire In The Early Modern Period / Miri Shefer -- Charity, The Poor, And Distribution Of Alms In Ottoman Algiers / Miriam Hoexter -- Living On The Margins Of Charity : Coping With Poverty In An Ottoman Provincial City / Eyal Ginio -- The Charity Of The Khedive / Mine Ener -- Imperial Gifts And Sultanic Legitimation During The Late Ottoman Empire, 1876-1909 / Nadir Özbek -- Al-tahtawi On Poverty And Welfare / Juan R.i. Cole -- Islam, Philanthropy, And Political Culture In Interwar Egypt : The Activism Of Labiba Ahmad / Beth Baron -- The Child Question : The Politics Of Child Welfare In Early Republican Turkey / Kathryn Libal -- Islamic Redistribution Through Zakat : Historical Record And Modern Realities / Timur Kuran --charity's Legacies : Reconsideration Of Ottoman Imperial Endowment-making / Amy Singer. Edited By Michael Bonner, Mine Ener, Amy Singer. Based On Papers Presented At A Conference Held At University Of Michigan Center For Middle Eastern And North African Studies In May 2000. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation A volume in the SUNY series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East Donald Quataert, editor