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The Development of Díwán al-awqáf in Egypt in the 19th Century: Regulations of 1837 and 1851
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SYSNO ASEP 0351258 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title The Development of Díwán al-awqáf in Egypt in the 19th Century: Regulations of 1837 and 1851 Author(s) Melčák, Miroslav (OU-W) RID, SAI, ORCID Number of authors 1 Source Title Archiv orientální: Quarterly Journal of African and Asian Studies. - : Orientální ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0044-8699
Roč. 78, č. 1 (2010), s. 1-34Number of pages 34 s. Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords Waqf ; Egypt ; Muhammad Ali Subject RIV AB - History CEZ AV0Z90210515 - OU-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000278215500001 EID SCOPUS 77953217842 Annotation The paper traces the establishment and development of dīwān al-awqāf in Egypt in the 19th century. It analyzes two manuscript documents (Regulations of 1837 and 1851) stored in the Egyptian state archive in Cairo. The aim of this paper is to present a full edition of both documents and review their content in the context of dīwān’s institutional development. It is demonstrated that the regulation of 1837 is, contrary to earlier assessments, predicative of the dīwān only to a limited extent. Its significance is reassessed within the broad framework of Muhammad Alī’s waqf policy. Then the document of 1851 is introduced. It represents most probably the very first preserved constitutive document of dīwān al-awqāf in 19th century Egypt. The content of the document makes it possible to define the structure of the dīwān and its executive powers. The paper concludes with a survey of the development of dīwān al-awqāf up to 1895, when it evolved into a sophisticated bureau of administration. Workplace Oriental Institute Contact Zuzana Kvapilová, kvapilova@orient.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 950 Year of Publishing 2011
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