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Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Giulio Magli
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:284 | Dimensions(mm): Height 255,Width 172 |
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Category/Genre | Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology Astronomy, space and time |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108729772
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Classifications | Dewey:932 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 7 Tables, unspecified; 18 Maps; 50 Halftones, unspecified; 50 Halftones, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
7 February 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 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.
Author Biography
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 addition to his many papers in this field, he is the author of Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy (2009) as well as one of the co-authors of the recent UNESCO-IAU thematic study on astronomy and cultural heritage. Giulio Magli has served as visiting scientist at the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research of Bombay, India and has spoken at numerous international conferences on relativistic astrophysics, as well as on the role of astronomy in ancient cultures. His research in archaeoastronomy has been reported in National Geographic and on Discovery News and CNN.
Reviews'A thought provoking study.' Ancient Egypt
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