Muslim Endowments and Society in British India

Dr Kozlowski's important study pioneers a fresh approach to the study of a critical Muslim institution.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Endowments in Muslim history, an overview; 2. Muslim endowments and the temporal order in British India; 3. Endowments and the faith; 4. The unsettling of endowments; 5. Creating a law of Muslim endowments; 6. Muslim endowments and the politics of religious law; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.