Title: Islamic law on peasant usufruct in Ottoman Syria : 17th to early 19th century /
Authors: Joseph, Sabrina
Publisher: Brill,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Leases (Islamic law) History.KBP880.; Landlord and tenant (Islamic law) History.; Usufruct Syria History.; Islam Syria History.; Tenant farmers Legal status, laws, etc. Syria History.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General; Tenant farmers Legal status, laws, etc. History. Syria; Leases (Islamic law) History.; Syria History
Abstract: Drawing on Hanafi legal texts from Ottoman Syria between the 17th and early 19th centuries, this book examines how jurists balanced the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords on state and waqf lands, contributing in the process to the dynamism of the law and the adaptability and longevity of the Ottoman land system.