The Image of the Ordered World in Ancient Nubian Art
Author | : László Török |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 9004123067 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789004123069 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Image of the Ordered World in Ancient Nubian Art written by László Török and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2002 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the first comprehensive study of the Kushite concepts of order in the state and in the cosmos as they were conceptualized in royal and temple texts, in urban architecture, in the structure of temple iconography, and in the relationship between the society and the temples as places of popular worship, archives of historical memory, and centres of cultural identity.