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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790360003321

Autore

Joseph Sabrina (Sabrina E.)

Titolo

Islamic law on peasant usufruct in Ottoman Syria : 17th to early 19th century / / Sabrina Joseph

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-49626-6

9786613591494

90-04-22867-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages)

Collana

Studies in Islamic law and society ; ; 35

Disciplina

333.5/30956910903

Soggetti

Landlord and tenant (Islamic law) - History

Leases (Islamic law) - History

Usufruct - Syria - History

Islam - Syria - History

Tenant farmers - Legal status, laws, etc - Syria - History

Syria History 1516-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Government, Economy, and the Administration of the Land Tenure System in Ottoman Syria -- 2. Tenant and Sharecropper Obligations on State and Waqf Lands -- 3. Defining Usufruct Rights and Regulating Fair Rent -- 4. Upholding the Integrity of Sharīʿa vis-à-vis Qanūn -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.