Table of Contents

Part One: SPATIALITY AND TEMPORALITY1. Conceptual Overview 2. The Anthropology Of Time And SpacePart Two: COSMOS AND CALENDAR3. Order and Creative Beginning 4. Science, Religion and Business of TemporalityPart Three: ARABO-ISLAMIC ECOLOGY OF RHYTHM5. Marking Time, Carving Space6. Khususiyya, Qudsiyya, Jama'iyya: A Theory of Arabo-Islamic RhythmConclusion

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About the Author

Fadwa El Guindi is director and research anthropologist at El Nil Research in Los Angeles. She is currently Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar.