Calendars in antiquity [[electronic resource]] : empires, states, and societies / / Sacha Stern

• Autore: Stern Sacha
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (468 p.)
• Disciplina: 529/.309394
• Soggetto topico: Calendar - Mediterranean Region - History - To 1500; Calendar - Middle East - History - To 1500; Calendar - Mediterranean Region - Political asepcts; Calendar - Middle East - Political aspects
• Soggetto geografico: Mediterranean Region History To 476; Middle East History To 622
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. FROM CITY STATES TO GREAT EMPIRES: THE RISE OF THE FIXED CALENDARS""; ""1. Calendars of Ancient Greece""; ""2. The Babylonian Calendar""; ""3. The Egyptian Calendar""; ""4. The Rise of the Fixed Calendars: Persian, Ptolemaic, and Julian Calendars""; ""PART II. THE EMPIRES CHALLENGED AND DISSOLVED: CALENDAR DIVERSITY AND FRAGMENTATION""; ""5. Fragmentation: Babylonian and Julian Calendars in the Near East, Third Century BCEâ€?Seventh Century CE"" ; ""6. Dissidence and Subversion: Gallic, Jewish, and Other Lunar Calendars in the Roman Empire""""7. Sectarianism and Heresy: From Qumran Calendars to Christian Easter Controversies""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""
• Sommario/riassunto: Calendars were at the heart of ancient culture and society and were far more than just technical, time-keeping devices. This book offers a comprehensive study of the calendars of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern world, from the origins up to and including Jewish and Christian calendars in late Antiquity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Calendars in antiquity
• ISBN: 0-19-162622-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996205696703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno