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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidl, Petra G., author.

Contributor:

Ibn Raḥīq, active 11th century.

Series:

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; Volume 68.

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, 0169-8729 ; Volume 68

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAlī, active 13th century. Yawāqīt.

Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAlī.

Ibn Raḥīq, active 11th century.

Ibn Raḥīq.

Fārisī, active 13th century. Tuḥfat al-rāghib.

Fārisī.

Astronomy, Arab.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 v. (xxii, 857 p.) ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Front Matter / Petra G. Schmidl

Einleitung / Petra G. Schmidl

Texte und Übersetzungen / Petra G. Schmidl

Erläuterungen Und Zusammenhänge / Petra G. Schmidl

Zusammenfassungen / Petra G. Schmidl

Schlußbemerkungen / Petra G. Schmidl

Bibliographie / Petra G. Schmidl

Anmerkungen / Petra G. Schmidl

Gesamtregister / Petra G. Schmidl.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Doctoral)--Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAlī, active 13th century. Yawāqīt.

Fārisī, active 13th century. Tuḥfat al-rāghib.

ISBN:

90-474-2050-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004153905.i-860 DOI