Author
Joseph, Sabrina
Publication Date
2012
Publication Place
Leiden -
BRILL
Subject
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General | Tenant farmers > Legal status, laws, etc. > History. > Syria | Leases (Islamic law) > History. | Usufruct > Syria > History. | Islam > Syria > History. | Syria > History > 1516-1918.
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
210
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (210 pages)
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
Unknown
Record ID
40461
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
2012
Notes
Drawing on Hanafi fatawa and legal commentaries from Ottoman Syria between the 17th and early 19th centuries, this book examines the legal status of tenants and sharecroppers on arable lands, most of which were state or waqf properties. Challenging existing scholarship which argues that the status of cultivators gradually eroded after the 16th century, this study explores how jurists balanced the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords, thereby ensuring the adaptability of the Ottoman land system. The work addresses the differences between sharecropping and tenancy arrangements, the limitations that governed state and waqf officials, and the interplay between shariʿa and qanun in shaping land laws. The book also illustrates the doctrinal development of the law and sheds light on notions of 'ownership', ideas of private vs. public good, and prevailing conceptions of social and economic justice.
Sample Text
Drawing on Hanafi fatawa and legal commentaries from Ottoman Syria between the 17th and early 19th centuries, this book examines the legal status of tenants and sharecroppers on arable lands, most of which were state or waqf properties. Challenging existing scholarship which argues that the status of cultivators gradually eroded after the 16th century, this study explores how jurists balanced the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords, thereby ensuring the adaptability of the Ottoman land system. The work addresses the differences between sharecropping and tenancy arrangements, the limitations that governed state and waqf officials, and the interplay between shariʿa and qanun in shaping land laws. The book also illustrates the doctrinal development of the law and sheds light on notions of 'ownership', ideas of private vs. public good, and prevailing conceptions of social and economic justice.
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Studies in Islamic Law and Society35.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.
