Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets

The Day Begins at Sunset: Perceptions of Time in the Islamic World

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of Middle East History ; Vol. 48Publisher: London; New York: I.B. Tauris, 2014Description: 190 p., 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781780765426
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library Main Library - 0.01 G 175 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G 175
Browsing Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library shelves, Shelving location: Main Library - 0.01 Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
No cover image available No cover image available
No cover image available No cover image available
No cover image available No cover image available
No cover image available No cover image available
No cover image available No cover image available
G 172 الموازنة بين المصالح والمفاسد في التداوي بنقل الأعضاء البشرية G 173 بحث ميزانية للأسرة في الريف بجمهورية مصر عام 1955 / المجلس الدائم للخدمات العامة G 174 مؤتمر البترول العربي السادس تنظمه الأمانة العامة لجامعة الدول العربية بغداد, مارس سنة 1967; 1: الحماية الهابوطية / سيد عوني محمد يونس. 2: تصنيف الأحجار الكلسية المطبق في حقول نفط العراق / أي. هارت وج. كدو. 3: استعمال مرطب رغوة السيلوكسان / حسن محمد الزبي G 175 The Day Begins at Sunset: G 176 Toponymie du Caire: Supplement a la Lettre d'information no. 35 G 176 أسماء الأماكن بالقاهرة: ملحق النشرة الاعلامية, العدد 35 / Toponymie du Caire: Supplement a la Lettre d'information no. 35 G 177 دراسة عن الأمة العربية وامكانياتها الاقتصادية

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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.