Al-Battani's Astrological History of the Prophet and the Early Caliphate

This article presents the last major project that Edward S. Kennedy (1912-2009) worked on towards the end of his long and productive life. Finished by three "colleagues and former students", it gives a full edition with English translation of the astrological history of the Prophet and the...

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Autores: Kennedy, E.S., Saliba, George, Van Dalen, Benno, Samsó, Julio
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/69707
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/69707
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Astrologia àrab
Arab astrology
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Resumo:This article presents the last major project that Edward S. Kennedy (1912-2009) worked on towards the end of his long and productive life. Finished by three "colleagues and former students", it gives a full edition with English translation of the astrological history of the Prophet and the early caliphate by al-Battānī (ca. 900), which is extant in a unique manuscript in Ankara. The commentary includes definitions of most relevant astrological concepts, analyses and recomputations of the 21 horoscopes given by al-Battānī, and a detailed discussion of his astrological interpretations.