Astrology and Folk Astronomy: the Mukhtasar min al-anwa' of Ahmad b. Faris

The earliest sources of Arabic folk astronomy and the anwa system date from before the 4th/10th century and can be grouped in four families.

Bibliographic Details
Author: Forcada Nogués, Miquel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2000
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/69470
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/69470
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Astronomia àrab
Astrologia àrab
Arab astronomy
Arab astrology
Description
Summary:The earliest sources of Arabic folk astronomy and the anwa system date from before the 4th/10th century and can be grouped in four families.