TY - JOUR
T1 - The waqf-endowment strategy of a Mamluk military man
T2 - The contexts, motives, and purposes of the endowments of Qijmās al-Ishāqī (d. 1487)
AU - Igarashi, Daisuke
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - This study analyses the original waqf documents belonging to Qijmās al-Ishāqī, an amir who lived in late Mamluk Egypt and Syria, from three perspectives: first, the types of assets possessed or endowed by Qijmās and the creation of these assets; second, the contexts and purposes of establishing waqfs by comparing the data obtained from the documents and the life history of Qijmās, which was reconstructed from literary sources; and third, how his personal relationships reflected the character of his waqfs. Further, this study reveals how he selectively and strategically used the waqf system for personal and/or public benefit at different stages of his life and according to the prevalent social circumstances. This case study proves that the waqf system had multi-dimensional and complex functions: in addition to realizing its universal purpose of enabling the performance of charitable deeds, the waqf system fulfilled the founder's particularistic secular intentions and expectations.
AB - This study analyses the original waqf documents belonging to Qijmās al-Ishāqī, an amir who lived in late Mamluk Egypt and Syria, from three perspectives: first, the types of assets possessed or endowed by Qijmās and the creation of these assets; second, the contexts and purposes of establishing waqfs by comparing the data obtained from the documents and the life history of Qijmās, which was reconstructed from literary sources; and third, how his personal relationships reflected the character of his waqfs. Further, this study reveals how he selectively and strategically used the waqf system for personal and/or public benefit at different stages of his life and according to the prevalent social circumstances. This case study proves that the waqf system had multi-dimensional and complex functions: in addition to realizing its universal purpose of enabling the performance of charitable deeds, the waqf system fulfilled the founder's particularistic secular intentions and expectations.
KW - Egypt and Syria
KW - Islamic philanthropy
KW - Life history
KW - Mamluk sultanate
KW - Waqf
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U2 - 10.1017/S0041977X18001519
DO - 10.1017/S0041977X18001519
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85065413644
SN - 0041-977X
VL - 82
SP - 25
EP - 53
JO - Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
JF - Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
IS - 1
ER -