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Sacred Space and Sacred Function in Ancient Thebes
. Ed(S): Bryan, Betsy M.; Dorman, Peter F.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Bryan, Betsy M.; Dorman, Peter F. Num Pages: 213 pages, 122 figs. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 295 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 699.
This volume presents a series of papers delivered at a two-day session of the Theban Workshop held at the British Museum in September 2003. Due to its political and religious prominence throughout much of pharaonic history, the region of ancient Thebes offers scholars a wealth of monuments whose physical remains and extant iconography may be combined with textual sources and archaeological finds in ways that elucidate the function of sacred space as initially conceived, and which also reveal adaptations to human need or shifts in cultural perception. The contributions herein address issues such as the architectural framing of religious ceremony, ... Read more
This volume presents a series of papers delivered at a two-day session of the Theban Workshop held at the British Museum in September 2003. Due to its political and religious prominence throughout much of pharaonic history, the region of ancient Thebes offers scholars a wealth of monuments whose physical remains and extant iconography may be combined with textual sources and archaeological finds in ways that elucidate the function of sacred space as initially conceived, and which also reveal adaptations to human need or shifts in cultural perception. The contributions herein address issues such as the architectural framing of religious ceremony, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
Number of pages
213
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New
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781885923462
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V9781885923462
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edited by Peter F Dorman and Betsy M Bryan
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