ISBN:
9789004259669
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 365 Seiten)
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme
Year of publication:
2014
Series Statement:
Time, astronomy, and calendars volume 3
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Time, astronomy, and calendars in the Jewish tradition
Keywords:
Jewish calendar History To 1500
;
Jewish astronomy History To 1500
;
Jewish cosmology History To 1500
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Judentum
;
Kalender
;
Astronomie
;
Kosmologie
Abstract:
The study of time, astronomy, and calendars, has been closely intertwined in the history of Western culture and, more particularly, Jewish tradition. Jewish interest in astronomy was fostered by the Jewish calendar, which was based on the courses of the sun and the moon, whilst astronomy, in turn, led to a better understanding of how time should be reckoned. Time, Astronomy, and Calendars in the Jewish Tradition, edited by Sacha Stern and Charles Burnett, presents a wide selection of original research in this multi-disciplinary field, ranging from Antiquity to the later Middle Ages. Its variety of approaches and sub-themes reflects the relevance of astronomy and calendars to many aspects of Jewish, and more generally ancient and medieval, culture and social history.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789004259669
URL:
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