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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gislén, Lars
• Eade, J.C.

Titel

THE CALENDARS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA. 2: BURMA, THAILAND, LAOS AND CAMBODIA

Ist Teil von

• Journal of astronomical history and heritage, 2019-12, Vol.22 (3), p.417-430

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this paper we investigate three Burmese calendars: the Arakanese, Makaranta and Thandeikta calendars. It is shown that the lunar calendar of the two first ones imply a tropical solar year, something that puts the lunar calendar out of phase with the sidereal solar calendar used and possibly indicates a Hellenistic origin. We then examine the calendars of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, which superficially are similar to the Burmese calendars but have a completely different system of intercalation (Gislén, 2018; Ôhashi, 2006). Because Thailand, Laos and Cambodia have virtually the same luni-solar calendars, the Thai calendar is examined as a typical example.