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Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
Giulio Magli
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Description for Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
hardcover. This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history. Num Pages: 284 pages, 61 b/w illus. 18 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HDDG; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 786.
This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history, focusing on the fundamental role of astronomy in the creation of the pyramids and the monumental temple and burial complexes. Bringing to bear the analytical tools of archaeoastronomy, a set of techniques and methods that enable modern scholars to better understand the thought, religion and science of early civilizations, Giulio Magli provides in-depth analyses of the pyramid complexes at Giza, Abusir, Saqqara and Dahshur, as well as of the Early Dynastic necropolis at Abydos and the magnificent new Kingdom Theban temples. Using a ... Read more
This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history, focusing on the fundamental role of astronomy in the creation of the pyramids and the monumental temple and burial complexes. Bringing to bear the analytical tools of archaeoastronomy, a set of techniques and methods that enable modern scholars to better understand the thought, religion and science of early civilizations, Giulio Magli provides in-depth analyses of the pyramid complexes at Giza, Abusir, Saqqara and Dahshur, as well as of the Early Dynastic necropolis at Abydos and the magnificent new Kingdom Theban temples. Using a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107032088
SKU
V9781107032088
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About Giulio Magli
Giulio Magli is Full Professor at the Faculty of Civil Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches the first archaeoastronomy course to be established in an Italian university. After receiving a Ph.D. in astrophysics, his research today focuses on archaeoastronomy and the relationship between architecture, landscape and astronomy in ancient Egyptian, Incan and Bronze Age Mediterranean cultures. In ... Read more
Reviews for Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
'A thought provoking study.' Ancient Egypt