LEADER 03431nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910816425803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-108-72977-0 010 $a1-107-24164-2 010 $a1-139-89140-5 010 $a1-107-24784-5 010 $a1-107-25116-8 010 $a1-107-24867-1 010 $a1-139-42455-6 010 $a1-107-25033-1 010 $a1-107-24950-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001105911 035 $a(EBL)1357356 035 $a(OCoLC)857364912 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000916641 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12438443 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916641 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10875467 035 $a(PQKB)10856539 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139424554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1357356 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1357356 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10729908 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL506162 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001105911 100 $a20121130d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aArchitecture, astronomy and sacred landscape in ancient Egypt /$fGiulio Magli 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 272 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-03208-3 311 $a1-299-74911-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA land for eternity -- A king who looks at the stars -- The lords of the horizon -- A mirage from Heliopolis -- Sons of the sun god -- The lost pyramid -- Renaissance at the winter solstice -- A valley for the kings -- The Horizon of the Aten -- The last of the greats. 330 $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. 606 $aArchitecture, Egyptian 606 $aArchaeoastronomy$zEgypt 607 $aEgypt$xReligion 607 $aEgypt$xHistory$y332-30 B.C 607 $aEgypt$xAntiquities 615 0$aArchitecture, Egyptian. 615 0$aArchaeoastronomy 676 $a932/.01 700 $aMagli$b Giulio$f1964-$0478196 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816425803321 996 $aArchitecture, astronomy and sacred landscape in ancient Egypt$93943208 997 $aUNINA