| Volkstümliche Astronomie Im Islamischen Mittelalter: Zur Bestimmung Der Gebetszeiten Und Der Qibla Bei Al-Aṣbaḥī, Ibn Raḥī Contributor(s): Schmidl, Petra (Author) |
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ISBN: 900415390X ISBN-13: 9789004153905 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $486.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: This source book provides new information about a much neglected aspect of the scientific tradition of the Islamic Middle Ages, focusing on folk astronomy and its relations to religious duties (determination of the times of Muslim prayer and the direction towards the Kaaba in Mecca (Arabic qibla)). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 520.923 |
| LCCN: 2006051666 |
| Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies |
| Physical Information: 879 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume deals with the determination of the times of Muslim prayer and the direction towards the Kaaba in Mecca (Arabic qibla) in a little known astronomical tradition of the Islamic Middle Ages. It presents an edition, translation, and explanation of selected chapters from three of the most important folk astronomical treatises, written by al-Aṣbaḥī (Yemen, 13th c.), Ibn Raḥīq (Hejaz, 11th c.), and al-Fārisī (Yemen, 13th c.). The first part introduces the authors and their works and describes the relevant religious and astronomical background. The second part comprises the edition of the selected - and now for the first time published - chapters of the three works and a German translation. The third part contains a lexicographical survey with basic astronomical, religious, and related information, and a commentary on each chapter. The fourth part gives an overview of the topics dicussed. |