The Traveler's Key to Ancient Egypt: A Guide to the Sacred Places of Ancient EgyptInformation to the art and architecture of the sacred sites of ancient Egypt and of items in the Cairo and Luxor museums also provides coverage of modern Egyptology |
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Brukerevaluering - bfgar - LibraryThingThis is one of those books that has both good and bad aspects. The good: John Anthony West has spent many years in Egypt. He knows a great deal about its modern culture and the ins and outs of ... Les hele vurderingen
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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW | 3 |
THE DEVELOPMENT OF EGYPTOLOGY | 32 |
EGYPTIAN RELIGION | 46 |
PYRAMIDSBACKGROUND | 85 |
The Pyramid as Astronomical Observatory | 91 |
The Pyramid as a Center of Initiation | 97 |
VIEWING THE PYRAMIDS | 110 |
THE GREAT SPHINX | 136 |
The Ramesseum | 355 |
Medinet Habu | 362 |
The Mortuary Temple of Seti I | 373 |
ABYDOS | 381 |
DENDERA | 393 |
ESNA | 409 |
KOM OMBO | 419 |
ABU SIMBEL | 432 |
SAQQARA | 151 |
MEMPHIS | 193 |
ABUSIR AND ABU GURAB | 200 |
MEIDUM | 204 |
MIDDLE EGYPT AND AKHETATEN | 228 |
LUXORTHEBESEAST BANK | 236 |
LUXORTHEBESWEST BANK | 279 |
The Tombs of the Valley of the Queens | 339 |
of Ancient Egypt | 440 |
Sphinx and Pyramid Update | 448 |
Egyptological | 458 |
Travel Tips | 465 |
Notes | 485 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The Traveler's Key to Ancient Egypt: A Guide to the Sacred Places of Ancient Egypt Quest books |
| Forfatter | John Anthony West |
| Utgave | illustrert, nytrykk |
| Utgiver | Quest Books, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0835607240, 9780835607247 |
| Lengde | 498 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |