Astrology - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Astrology - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Burnett, Charles

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060754
Doc. NO	:	ALei1151
Main Entry	:	Burnett, Charles
Title & Author	:	Astrology - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Burnett, Charles
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(6,333 words)
Abstract	:	Astrology (ʿilm (or ṣināʿat) aḥkām al-nujūm , “the science (or art) of the judgements of the stars”) has always held a significant position in Islamic society, in spite of frequent condemnation by both scientists and religious authorities. The astrologer (munajjim) learnt his art usually by apprenticeship, sometimes in an observatory. He had to be knowledgeable in arithmetic and astronomy, and the dust-board (takht, for calculating), the astrolabe, tables of planetary movement (zīj), and ephemeris (taqwīm) were his tools of trade. He could be found practising in the streets or
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1151.pdf