The Islamic Law on Land Tax and Rent: The Peasants Loss of Property Rights As Interpreted in the Hanafite Literature of the Mamluk and Ottoman Period (Exeter Arabic and Islamic series)

Reveals how changes in Hanafite law affected public as well as civil law; focusing in particular on the interrelated areas of property, rent and the taxation of arable land changing the relationship between tax and rent. Series Information ......Page 1 Title Page ......Page 2 Copyright Page ......Page 3 Contents ......Page 4 Dedication ......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Notes on Transcription......Page 9 Preliminary Remarks......Page 10 1. The Birth of the Kharaj Payer......Page 16 2. The Contract of Tenancy (ljara): The 'Commodification' of the Productive Use of Land......Page 34 3. The Share-cropping Contract (al-Muzara'a): Combining Dependent Labour with the Means of Production......Page 60 4. The 'Death of the Proprietors'......Page 89 5. The Ottoman Muftis' New Doctrine on Tax and Rent......Page 107 6. Summary and Conclusion......Page 131 Bibliography......Page 135 Name Index......Page 141 Subject Index......Page 143 The Peasants' Loss Of Property Rights As Interpreted In The Hanafite Legal Literature Of The Mamluk And Ottoman Periods.--t.p. Baber Johansen. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 126-131.