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Medieval Folk Astronomy and Agriculture in Arabia and the Yemen (Variorum Collected Studies)

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Medieval Folk Astronomy and Agriculture in Arabia and the Yemen (Variorum Collected Studies)

The strength of Professor Variscoâ€™s work lies in his combination of ethnographic fieldwork among highland Yemeni farmers with an extensive study of medieval Arabic manuscripts on folk astronomy and agriculture. The opening articles discuss the astronomical concept of the â€™lunar stationsâ€™ in pre-Islamic Arabia and as developed in Arab astronomy and almanac lore; subsequent ones expand on the significance of this for an agricultural society, and examine a unique corpus of Yemeni agricultural almanacs, dating from the Rasulid period (13th-15th centuries) to the present. A further theme is that of traditional Yemeni agriculture, with studies on irrigation practices, plough cultivation, sorghum production, and indigenous plant protection methods, as well as the use of star calendars for seasonal markers.
Country USA
Brand Routledge
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780860786511
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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