God's property : Islam, charity, and the modern state / Nada Moumtaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moumtaz, Nada, 1978- author.

Series:

Islamic Humanities

Islamic Humanities ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waqf--Lebanon.

Waqf.

Endowments--Lebanon.

Endowments.

Islam--Charities.

Islam.

Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations (Islamic law)--Lebanon.

Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations (Islamic law).

Charity laws and legislation--Lebanon.

Charity laws and legislation.

Lebanon.

Physical Description:

xiv, 286 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Up to the twentieth century, Islamic charitable endowments provided the material foundation of the Muslim world. In Lebanon, with the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the imposition of French colonial rule, many of these endowments reverted to private property circulating in the marketplace. In contemporary Beirut, however, charitable endowments have resurged as mosques, Islamic centers, and non-profit organizations. A historical anthropology in dialogue with Islamic law, God's Property demonstrates how these endowments have been drawn into secular logics-no longer the property of God but of the Muslim community-and shaped by the modern state and modern understandings of charity and property. Although these transformations produced new kinds of loyalties and new ways of being in society, Moumtaz's ethnography reveals the furtive persistence of endowment practices that perpetuate older ways of thinking of one's self and one's responsibilities toward family and state"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I ARCHITECTURE

1. Waqf, A Non-Definition

2. State, Law, And The "Muslim Community"

pt. II GRAMMARS

3. The Intent Of Charity

4. Charity And The Family

5. The "Waqf's Benefit" And Public Benefit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-268) and index.

Other Format:

Online version Moumtaz, Nada, 1978- God's property

ISBN:

9780520345874

0520345878

OCLC:

1178868330

Publisher Number:

99988375861