Seasonal knowledge and the almanac tradition in the Arab Gulf. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Martin Varisco.
• Authors: Varisco, Daniel Martin
• Contents: 1 Introduction Part I: Analysis 2 Traditional Knowledge of the Stars 3 The Almanac Tradition 4 Calendar Systems of the Gulf Almanacs 5 Traditional Seasonal Knowledge 6 Range of Content in the Almanacs 7 Seasonal Activities on Land 8 Seasonal Activities on the Sea 9 The Future of Almanac Lore in the Gulf Part II: Texts 10 Almanacs 11 The Canopus (Suhayl) Calender 12 The Pleiades Conjunction Calendar13 Poetry14 Proverbs.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 039.927020916535; Almanacs, Arab -- Persian Gulf Region -- History; Seasons -- Folklore -- Persian Gulf Region; Meteorology, Agricultural -- Persian Gulf Region -- History; Astronomy -- Persian Gulf Region -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030957711
• Related ISBNs: 9783030957704
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