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Time in Early Modern Islam

Calendar, Ceremony, and Chronology in the Safavid, Mughal and Ottoman Empires
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The prophet Muhammad and the early Islamic community radically redefined the concept of time that they had inherited from earlier religions' beliefs and practices. This new temporal system, based on a lunar calendar and era, was complex and required sophistication and accuracy. From the ninth to the sixteenth centuries, it was the Muslim astronomers of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires who were responsible for the major advances in mathematics, astronomy and astrology. This fascinating study compares the Islamic concept of time, and its historical and cultural significance, across these three great empires. Each empire, while mindful of earlier models, created a new temporal system, fashioning a new solar calendar and era and a new round of rituals and ceremonies from the cultural resources at hand. This book contributes to our understanding of the Muslim temporal system and our appreciation of the influence of Islamic science on the Western world.

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Dr Stephen P. Blake is Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota and St Olaf College, Minnesota. His books include Shahjahanabad: The Sovereign City in Mughal India, 1639–1739 (Cambridge, 2002) and Half the World: The Social Architecture of Safavid Isfahan, 1590–1722 (1999).
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February 11th, 2013
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  • Professional & Vocational
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3 Maps
Pages
224
Dimensions
14x229x152
ISBN-13
9781107030237
Product ID
20435943

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