Buch, Englisch, Band 68, 879 Seiten, 2 vols, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1895 g
Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
Zur Bestimmung Der Gebetszeiten Und Der Qibla Bei Al-Aṣbaḥī, Ibn Raḥīq Und Al-Fārisī
Buch, Englisch, Band 68, 879 Seiten, 2 vols, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1895 g
Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
ISBN: 978-90-04-15390-5
Verlag: Brill
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-Aá¹£baḥī (Yemen, 13th c.), Ibn Raḥīq (Hejaz, 11th c.), and al-FÄrisÄ« (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.
vol.1: xxii, 362 pp. vol.2: iv, 504 pp.
Zielgruppe
All those interested in the history of astronomy, especially in the Islamic Middle Ages, and the relations between Islam and astronomy, scholars of Arabic and Islamic Studies, as well as historians of science and archaeoastronomers.
