Seasonal Knowledge and the Almanac Tradition in the Arab Gulf

by Daniel Martin Varisco

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030957705
• ISBN13: 9783030957704
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.3"