Author: Çizakça, Murat
Title: A History of Philanthropic Foundations : The Islamic World from the Seventh Century to the Present
Description: Istanbul, Bogaziçi University Press, (2000). orig.wrappers. 21x14cm, xii,288 pp.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Economic Dimension & Origins; Functioning of the System & Judicial Problems; Cash Waqfs in the Islamic World: Legal Issues; Cash Waqfs in History & Present; Centralization of the Waqf System: Centralization in the Ottoman Empire & Turkey; Egypt; The Sudan; Morocco; Iran; India; Waqfs in Pakistan & Bangladesh; Waqfs in Malaysia & Singapore;Waqfs in the Philippines; Conclusion.

Keywords: Islamic Charities, Islam, Philanthropy, Charitable, Waqf, Waqfs, History of Religion, Philanthropic, Charity, Pious Foundations