From gregkindall@earthlink.net Fri Nov 30 19:38:35 2001 Received: from mailscan1.cac.washington.edu (mailscan1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.16]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.10) with SMTP id fB13cXn22764 for ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:38:34 -0800 Received: FROM mxu3.u.washington.edu BY mailscan1.cac.washington.edu ; Fri Nov 30 19:38:33 2001 -0800 Received: from hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net (hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.22]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.10) with ESMTP id fB13cX229973 for ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:38:33 -0800 Received: from 1cust57.tnt5.redmond.wa.da.uu.net ([63.23.203.57] helo=gregkindall) by hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16A0z1-0004Yh-00 for classics@u.washington.edu; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:38:32 -0800 Message-ID: <000a01c17a1a$58bcef80$39cb173f@earthlink.net> From: "Greg Kindall" To: References: <003901c179fb$fad50060$b603a5d8@computer> Subject: TAN: Re: Ramadan Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:43:30 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C179D7.499DEA60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C179D7.499DEA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In *Among the Believers: an Islamic Journey* V.S.Naipaul reports on = being in Iran during Ramadan in August,1979. But I understand Ramadan = runs Nov/Dec this year. Mistake; fictionalization; inconsistency of = practice across the Muslim world; floating holiday? For classical content I'll note that VSN opens his book quoting = Polybius: "Now in earlier times the world's history had consisted, so to speak, of = a series of unrelated episodes, the origins and results of each being as = widely separated as their localities, but from this point onwards = history becomes an organic whole: the affairs of Italy and Africa are = connected with those of Asia and of Greece, and all events bear a = relationship and contribute to a single end." (trans. Scott-Kilver) TIA Greg Kindall ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C179D7.499DEA60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In *Among the Believers: an = Islamic Journey*=20 V.S.Naipaul reports on being in Iran during Ramadan in = August,1979.  But I=20 understand Ramadan runs Nov/Dec this year.  Mistake; = fictionalization;=20 inconsistency of practice across the Muslim world; floating=20 holiday?
 
For classical content I'll note that = VSN opens his=20 book quoting Polybius:
 
"Now in earlier times the world's = history had=20 consisted, so to speak, of a series of unrelated episodes, the origins = and=20 results of each being as widely separated as their localities, but from = this=20 point onwards history becomes an organic whole:  the affairs of = Italy and=20 Africa are connected with those of Asia and of Greece, and all events = bear a=20 relationship and contribute to a single end."  (trans.=20 Scott-Kilver)
 
TIA
Greg Kindall
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