The Day Begins at Sunset

ISBN: 9781780765426 出版年：2014 页码：201 Barbara Freyer Stowasser Bloomsbury Publishing

THE DAY BEGINS AT SUNSET - Contents Part I. History, Religion, Politics and Time Chapter I. Calendars: An Introduction Chapter II. The Islamic Calendar Chapter III. Time, the Quran and Science Part II. A Medieval Case Study: Cosmology, Technology and Five Eastern Calendars through an Islamic Lens Chapter IV. The Making of a Medieval Scientist's Career: Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni Chapter V. The Life and Works of al-Biruni Part III: How Daily Muslim Rituals Are Still Performed 'on Time' Chapter VII. 'Time Sticks': Regulating the Islamic Day Sources Used and Suggestions for Further Reading