Temporal rhythm of change in Village Jhokwala, Pakistan: Ethnographic insights from calendars

Mughal, M.A.Z.; Bennardo, Giovanni

Temporal rhythm of change in Village Jhokwala, Pakistan: Ethnographic insights from calendars

Mughal, M.A.Z.; Bennardo, Giovanni

Authors

M.A.Z. Mughal

Giovanni Bennardo

Abstract

Time is perceived through movements of objects in sky, seasonal cycles, and biological changes, which appear to be universal and every society makes their sense. Studying change in the temporal models therefore provides understanding about cultural change in a broader context (Geertz, 1966: 389-409). Temporal organization represents the relationship between culture and ecology through different informal and formal markers in the same way as space is linked with the environment (Engel-Frisch, 1943). Calendars are one of the temporal markers, which represent the people’s association with and understanding of their environment both in ecological and astronomical sense.

Citation

Mughal, M., & Bennardo, G. (2012). Temporal rhythm of change in Village Jhokwala, Pakistan: Ethnographic insights from calendars.

Conference Name	Cultural models of nature and the environment : self, space, and causality workshop.
Conference Location	Northern Illinois University, Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy, DeKalb, IL.
Start Date	Sep 1, 2011
End Date	Sep 4, 2011
Publication Date	2012-07
Deposit Date	Aug 16, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Jun 18, 2013
Pages	61-65
Keywords	Temporal Rhythm, Social Change, Pakistan, Calendars, Conceptual Models of Nature.
Publisher URL	http://www.niu.edu/ese/images/attachments/FULL%20TEXT%20ESE%20Working%20Paper%20NEW.pdf