Les ottomans et le temps / sous la direction de François Georgeon et Frédéric Hitzel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Georgeon, François.

Hitzel, Frédéric.

Series:

Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 49.

The Ottoman Empire and its heritage : politics, society and economy, 1380-6076 ; v. 49

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Calendar.

Time perception.

History.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Congresses.

Turkey.

Time perception--Turkey--History--Congresses.

Time--Congresses.

Time.

Calendar--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

Articles primarily in French; two in English.

Summary:

The 15 essays of this collection offer various illustrations of the use and attitudes towards time in the Ottoman world. How to measure time, the nature of time, the Ottoman version of modern times, and the cultural aspects of time are the themes, with individual topics that include time of and at school, time organization in the army, musical and lived time in the yörük milieu, and use of almanacs. The section on time measurement features three essays: technological development from clepsydra to clock, the personal account of a court astrologer, and Ottoman clock towers. Of the 15 essays, two are in English, the remainder are in French. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"Le présent ouvrage a pour point de départ les recherches présentées et les réflexions élaborees au séminaire " Etat et société a la fin de l'Empire ottoman " de l'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales au cours de l'année 2003-2004"--Introd.

ISBN:

9789004211322

9004211322

OCLC:

748330791