The day begins at sunset : perceptions of time in the Islamic world

1. Verfasser: Stowasser, Barbara Freyer,
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London : New York:. I.B. Tauris, 2014.
Umfang/Format: 190 p. ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Library of Middle East history ; v. 48.
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490 1 |a Library of Middle East history  |v 48 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-179) and index. 
505 8 |a 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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