Architecture, astronomy and sacred landscape in ancient Egypt / Giulio Magli.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Photographs; Introduction; Part One; 1 A land for eternity; 1.1 A land for eternity; 1.2 Equipped for eternity; 1.3 The first monumental architecture of ancient Egypt; 1.4 The first sacred landscape of ancient Egypt; 2 A king who looks at the stars; 2.1 From Abydos to Saqqara; 2.2 From mudbrick to stone; 2.3 The Pyramid Texts and the sky; 2.4 A king who looks at the stars; 3 The lords of the horizon; 3.1 The first Snefru project; 3.2 Snefru is rising; 3.3 The Great Pyramid.

3.4 The Great Pyramid and the stars3.5 The second great pyramid of Giza; 3.6 The orientation of the fourth dynasty pyramids; 3.7 The horizon of Khufu; 4 A mirage from Heliopolis; 4.1 A mirage from Heliopolis; 4.2 The Menkaura project; 4.3 The star pyramids and their enigmas; 5 Sons of the sun god; 5.1 A new horizon for Snefru; 5.2 The stronghold of Ra; 5.3 Close to the soul of Ra; 5.4 The Niuserra project; 5.5 Stars from Heliopolis; 6 The lost pyramid; 6.1 The Unas project; 6.2 Teti and Userkara; 6.3 In search of a lost pyramid.

6.4 Pyramids and landscapes of power: A look back at the Old KingdomPart Two; 7 Renaissance at the winter solstice; 7.1 Renaissance at the winter solstice; 7.2 Kings from the south; 7.3 The topography of the beyond; 7.4 The Amenemhet III project; 7.5 Sentinels of power; 8 A valley for the kings; 8.1 A new renaissance; 8.2 A valley for the kings; 8.3 The Hatshepsut projects; 8.4 The sanctuary of the south; 8.5 My face is yours; 9 The Horizon of the Aten; 9.1 The dazzling sun disk; 9.2 The Amarna sacred space; 9.3 The Horizon of the Aten; 9.4 A message of power; 10 The last of the greats.

10.1 A divine king ... 10.2 ... and his divine child; 10.3 The temples of millions of years; 10.4 The end of an era and its inheritance; Appendix; Chronology of the First Twenty Dynasties; Notes; A 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; References; Index.

This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history.

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