Constructing Ottoman Beneficence : An Imperial Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem.

Intro -- CONSTRUCTING OTTOMAN BENEFICENCE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTE ON OTTOMAN TURKISH AND ARABIC TRANSLITERATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. "DEVOTE THE FRUITS TO PIOUS PURPOSES" -- WHAT IS A WAQF? -- THE ROOTS OF WAQF -- WHY FOUND A WAQF? -- THE OTTOMANS -- 2. A BOWL OF SOUP AND A LOAF OF BREAD -- THE WRITTEN RECORD -- INSTITUTIONS OF THE ENDOWMENT -- ENDOWED PROPERTIES -- PERSONNEL -- SOUP -- WHY JERUSALEM? -- 3. LADIES BOUNTIFUL -- THE CONFLATED TRADITIONS: HURREM-HELENA -- BENEFICENCE AND WOMEN IN ISLAMIC HISTORY -- Early examples -- The Byzantine factor -- Turco-Mongol heritage -- The Ottomans -- THE GENDER OF BENEFICENCE -- 4. SERVING SOUP IN JERUSALEM -- A REPORT FROM THE 'IMARET -- ON MANAGEMENT -- GETTING STARTED -- TAX ARREARS AND FIREWOOD -- FOOD FOR ALL -- BUILDING A BATH -- DEALING IN GRAIN -- ADDING TO THE ENDOWMENT -- 5. FEEDING POWER -- PROVISIONING -- Istanbul and Topkapı Palace -- Provincial towns -- The army on campaign -- Janissaries -- Hajj caravans -- ON THE WORD 'IMARET -- PRE-OTTOMAN PRECEDENTS -- AN OTTOMAN INSTITUTION -- CONCLUSION: PRACTICING BENEFICENCE -- NOTES -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Documentary Sources -- Published Sources -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Presents the political, social, and cultural context behind Ottoman charity.

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