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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_62
dc.contributor.author	Cristoforetti Simone
dc.title	Cycles and Circumferences. The Tower of Gonbad-e Kāvus as a Time-Marking Monument
dc.type	Capitolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	The focus is on the tower of Qābūs ibn Wušmgīr, Ziyarid ruler of Gīlān between the tenth and the eleventh century CE. In spite of the archaeological evidence, the monument is still considered as a mausoleum by most scholars. However, the tower’s geometrical and mathematical features can reveal the outstanding significance of the building as a time-measuring monument. A new interpretative key for the well-known tower of Gonbad-e Kāvus, based on the major time-reckoning cycles of Iranian world, is proposed. On this basis, it is possible to see how the building quite satisfies three needs at least: a need for dynastical propaganda, an administrative need in a fiscal equality perspective, and an Islamic orthodox need, as far as the accuracy of the daily prayer is concerned.
dc.relation.ispartof	Eurasiatica
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2016-08-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-101-0/cycles-and-circumferences/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-100-3/EUR-5-5
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8879
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9433
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-101-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-100-3
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Gonbad-e Kāvus
dc.subject	Gonbad-e Kāvus
dc.subject	Iranian calendar
dc.subject	Iranian calendar
dc.subject	Qābūs ibn Wušmgīr
dc.subject	Qābūs ibn Wušmgīr
dc.subject	Ziyarids
dc.subject	Ziyarids

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Cycles and Circumferences

The Tower of Gonbad-e Kāvus as a Time-Marking Monument

Simone Cristoforetti Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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The focus is on the tower of Qābūs ibn Wušmgīr, Ziyarid ruler of Gīlān between the tenth and the eleventh century CE. In spite of the archaeological evidence, the monument is still considered as a mausoleum by most scholars. However, the tower’s geometrical and mathematical features can reveal the outstanding significance of the building as a time-measuring monument. A new interpretative key for the well-known tower of Gonbad-e Kāvus, based on the major time-reckoning cycles of Iranian world, is proposed. On this basis, it is possible to see how the building quite satisfies three needs at least: a need for dynastical propaganda, an administrative need in a fiscal equality perspective, and an Islamic orthodox need, as far as the accuracy of the daily prayer is concerned.

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978-88-6969-101-0

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Keywords: Gonbad-e Kāvus • Qābūs ibn Wušmgīr • Ziyarids • Iranian calendar

permalink: http://doi.org/10.14277/6969-100-3/EUR-5-5

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