The Zodiac of Paris : : How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science / / Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald.
The clash of faith and science in Napoleonic FranceThe 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 t...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (440 p.) :; 8 page color section. 79 halftones. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 All This for Two Stones?
- 2 Antiquity Imagined
- 3 The Origin of All Religions
- 4 On Napoleon's Expedition
- 5 One Drawing, Many Words
- 6 The Dawn of the Zodiac Controversies
- 7 Ancient Skies, Censored
- 8 Egypt Captured in Ink and Porcelain
- 9 Egyptian Stars under Paris Skies
- 10 The Zodiac Debates
- 11 Champollion's Cartouche
- 12 Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Figure Sources
- Subject Index
- Name Index