Islamic Law on Peasant Usufruct in Ottoman Syria

17th to Early 19th Century

By Sabrina Joseph

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Publish Date

2012

Publisher

BRILL

Language

eng

Pages

206

Description:

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 of the Ottoman land system.

subjects: Usufruct, Tenant farmers, Leases (Islamic law), Landlord and tenant (Islamic law), Islam, Legal status, laws, History, Landlord and tenant, Leases, Islam, asia, Islamic law, Syria, history, Farm tenancy, History.KBP880, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General

Places: Syria

Times: 1516-1918