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020			_a9781139424554 (ebook)
020			_z9781107032088 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aNA215 _b.M33 2013
082	0	0	_a932/.01 _223
100	1		_aMagli, Giulio, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aArchitecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt / _cGiulio Magli.
246	3		_aArchitecture, Astronomy & Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (284 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThis 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 variety of data retrieved from study of the sky and measurements of the buildings, he reconstructs the visual, symbolic and spiritual world of the ancient Egyptians and thereby establishes an intimate relationship among celestial cycles, topography and architecture. He also shows how they were deployed in the ideology of the pharaoh's power in the course of Egyptian history.
650		0	_aArchitecture, Egyptian
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107032088
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139424554
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37520 _d37520