Vakuf administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a closer look at the Islamska zajednica u Bosni i Hercegovini and new Vakuf Directorate
Journal: Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
Year: 2025

Spanning nearly five centuries, vakufs [waqfs] have had a profound impact on the spiritual, moral, and social fabric of the Balkans. This chapter delves deeper into the rich history of vakufs in Bosnia and Herzegovina and contends that the contemporary Bosnian state ought to incorporate certain vakuf administrative practices into its own civil bureaucracy. We first offer a chronological historical overview of Bosnia and Herzegovina's vakufs, from the Ottoman period until the present, and then ex