The Day Begins at Sunset: Perceptions of Time in the Islamic World
Material type: TextSeries: Library of Middle East History ; Vol. 48Publisher: London; New York: I.B. Tauris, 2014Description: 190 p., 23 cmISBN:- 9781780765426
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-179) and index.
Part I. History, Religion, Politics and Time. Calendars: an introduction; The Islamic calendar; Time, the Qur'an and science -- Part II. A Medieval Case Study: Cosmology, Technology and Five Eastern Calendars Through an Islamic Lens. The making of a medieval scientist's career: Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni; The life and works of al-Biruni; Calendars by the bushel -- Part III. How Daily Muslim Rituals are Still Performed 'on Time'. 'Time sticks': regulating the Islamic day.
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