A full-length treatment of poverty and charity in medieval Islamic society.

Offering insights and analysis in a field that has only recently come into existence, this book explores the ideals and institutions through which Middle Easter

Under three successive Islamic dynasties--the Fatimids, the Ayyubids, and the Mamluks--the Egyptian Office of the Head of the Jews (also known as the Nagid) bec

The first monograph on Islamic hospitals, this volume examines their origins, development, architecture, social roles, and connections to non-Islamic institutio

This book deals with various manifestations of charity or giving in the contexts of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim societies in Late Antiquity and Early Midd