Les ottomans et le temps
by Georgeon, François Hitzel, Frédéric
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the study of the concept of time in the Ottoman Empire. Many existing studies focused on the technical aspects, e.g. the measure of time, and the instruments to do this (like clepsydras, water clocks, hourglasses, and sundials found on the facades of mosques and medreses). Other aspects were neglected, like the various Ottoman experiments with time and the Ottomans' conceptions of time. This collective volume addresses several of these fo…
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- Full title :Les ottomans et le temps / sous la direction de Francois Georgeon et Frederic Hitzel.
Summary
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the study of the concept of time in the Ottoman Empire. Many existing studies focused on the technical aspects, e.g. the measure of time, and the instruments to do this (like clepsydras, water clocks, hourglasses, and sundials found on the facades of mosques and medreses). Other aspects were neglected, like the various Ottoman experiments with time and the Ottomans' conceptions of time. This collective volume addresses several of these forgotten aspects of thepolitical, social and cultural modalities of time in the Ottoman Empire.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Brill
- Place of Publication:Leiden
- Language:fre
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 ressource en ligne (vii, 387 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9789004217799, 9004217797
- oclc:on1139161245
- LC Classification:DR486
- Dewey Decimal:956/.015
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