The Calendrical Systems of Mainland South-East Asia / / J.C. Eade.

• Superior document: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Dritte Abteilung, Südostasien, Handbook of oriental studies. South-East Asia 9. Bd. =
• Author: Eade, J. C.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 3 Southeast Asia 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 182 pages).
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introductory /; Eras /; The Luni-Solar Year /; The Moon /; Weekdays and Cyclic Days /; Setting up the Calendar /; Intercalation: the Year in the Lunar Calendar /; The Planets /; The Duang Chata/Zata /; Times /; Astrology (Elements) /; Wayward Data /; Editorial Practice: A Suggestion /; Conclusion /; Finding the True Sun /; Epochs /; Keng-Tung Style Month Dating /; Ephemeris Time /; Year Placement in Thong Chua /; Jinakalamali /; “Moving the Lagna” /; Lagna Ready Reference /; Eclipses /; The Bases of Reckoning /; Hindu vs. Hora /; Bibliography /; Index /; Plates /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-175) and index.
• ISBN: 9004392025
• ISSN: 0169-9571
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: J.C. Eade.

This Handbook is the first to study comprehensively how the Southeast Asian calendar was constructed and how positions for the sun, moon and planets were determined. It examines the differences that distinguish Burma from Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, and those that distinguish Northern Thailand from the rest of that country. Explanation of such matters as ways of naming the years, differences between the types of lunar year, variations in methods used to mark times of day, constructing horoscopes, determining calendar dates, and many other technical matters are accompanied by worked examples from the literature. The intention of the study is to provide an apparatus whereby scholars will be able to analyse confidently for themselves the dates and other calendrical information to be found in abundance in their sources.