The complete temples of ancient Egypt /
The temples of ancient Egypt include the largest and some of the most impressive religious monuments the world has ever known. Mansions of the gods, models of Egypt and of the universe, focal points for worship, great treasure houses and islands of order in a cosmic ocean of chaos, the temples were...
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London ; New York :
Thames & Hudson Ltd,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First paperback edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Houses of eternity: development, glory and decline
- Temple origins
- Old and middle kingdom development
- New kingdom temples
- A glorious decline
- Early travellers and modern rediscovery
- Part II. Buildings fit for gods: construction, growth and change
- Selecting the sacred space
- Rituals of foundation
- Building the 'God's house'
- Decorating the temple
- Growth, enhancement and change
- Part III. Worlds within worlds: the parts of the temple and their meaning
- The temple entrance
- The outer courts
- The inner halls and sanctuaries
- Other temple structures
- Temple symbolism
- Part IV. Between heaven and earth: the religious functions of the temple
- The Egyptian gods and their cults
- The role of the king
- Priests and temple personnel
- Temple feasts and festivals
- Part V. Temples of gods and kings: a journey up the Nile
- From the Mediterranean to Memphis
- From Memphis to Asyut
- From Asyut to Thebes
- Karnak and Luxor
- Western Thebes
- From Thebes to Aswan
- From Aswan to Gebel Barkal
- Oases and outposts
- Epilogue: exploration and conservation today.