Eirik Hovden

This book focuses on the historical development, codification and present day perceptions of Islamic law in Zaydī Yemen in the field of waqf, the relation between theory and practice over time and the development of central waqf administration.

Legal Theory, Codification, and Local Practice

Waqf in Zaydī Yemen

Walter Pohl

Christina Lutter

"This volume explores some of the many different meanings of community across medieval Eurasia. How did the three "'universal' religions, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism, frame the emergence of various types of community under their sway? The studies assembled here in thematic clusters address the terminology of community; genealogies; urban communities; and monasteries or 'enclaves of learning' in particular in early medieval Europe, medieval South Arabia and Tibet, and late medieval Central Europe and Dalmatia. It includes work by medieval historians, social anthropologists, and Asian Studies scholars. The volume present the results of in-depth comparative research from the Visions of Community project in Vienna, and of a dialogue with guests, offering new and exciting perspectives on the emerging field of comparative medieval history."--Back cover.

Eirik Hovden

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