Volkstümliche Astronomie im islamischen Mittelalter : zur Bestimmung der Gebetszeiten und der Qibla bei al-Aṣbaḥī, Ibn Raḥīq und al-Fārisī /

Volkstümliche Astronomie im islamischen Mittelalter : zur Bestimmung der Gebetszeiten und der Qibla bei al-Aṣbaḥī, Ibn Raḥīq und al-Fārisī /

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 im...

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Main Author: Schmidl, Petra G.

Other Authors: Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAlī, 13th cent., Fārisī, 13th cent., Ibn Raḥīq, 11th cent.

Format: eBook

Language: German
Arabic

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Series: Islamic philosophy, theology and science, v. 68
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies 68.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004223028.

Subjects:

Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm Ibn-ʻAlī al-
Fārisī, Muḥammad Ibn-Abī-Bakr al-
Ibn-Raḥīq, Muḥammad.
Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAlī, > 13th cent. > Yawāqīt.
al-
Astronomie.
Gebetszeit.
Islam.
Kibla.
Astronomy, Arab.
Islamitische wereld.

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Call Number: QB23 .S37 2007

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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally presented as the author's thesis (Doctoral)--Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [731]-765) and index.
ISBN:9789047420507
ISSN:0169-8729 ;
Access:Available to subscribing member institutions only.