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The Zodiac of Paris : How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science /
The Dendera zodiac--an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets--was first discovered by the French during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and theologians. Brought to Paris in 1821 and ultimate...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
[2010]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- All this for two stones?
- Antiquity imagined
- The origin of all religions
- On Napoleon's expedition
- One drawing, many words
- The dawn of the Zodiac controversies
- Ancient skies, censored
- Egypt captured in ink and porcelain
- Egyptian stars under Paris skies
- The Zodiac debates
- Champollion's cartouche.