This unique book presents a broad multi-disciplinary examination of early temple architecture in Asia, written by two experts in digital reconstruction and the history and theory of Asian architecture. The authors examine the archetypes of Early Brahmanic, Hindu and Buddhist tem…
This dissertation studies premodern temple architecture, freestanding sculpted stones, and Tamil language inscriptions patronized by south Indian merchants in south India and China. Between the ninth and thirteenth centuries, Indian Ocean trade was at its apex, connecting popula…
The present doctoral dissertation proposes a comparative investigation of Egyptian and Kushite temples. The study corpus consists of one architectural type—the free-standing temple—that was dedicated to one deity. Amun, who played the most important role in both Egyptian and Kus…
The economic structure and administration of Egypt's Old Kingdom remain unevenly understood, partly as a result of assumptions formed based on the reliance on material from later periods of Egyptian history, as well as through the improper application of contemporaneous evidence…
This dissertation is a study of Horus the Behdetite based on material dating prior to the construction of the god's famous temple at Edfu during the Ptolemaic Period. Although much of the earlier temple of the god has been destroyed, there is still a wealth of material pertainin…
Temples are at the heart of most attempts to understand Roman policy in Egypt after Octavian annexed the province in 30 BC. This dissertation examines the evidence for the temples as economic agents in the early Roman period. Through a close reading of a crucial text (P.Tebt. 2.…
The goal of this dissertation is to identify and reconstruct activity areas in Middle and Late Bronze Age (ca. 2000–1200 BCE) temples and sanctuaries in the southern Levant by analyzing the ground stone artifacts found in them. Chapter 1 reviews the history of research of Middle…
An elaborate kaleidoscope of craft, artistry and religion, Kyoto is one of the world's most popular travel destinations. Art and design form the weft and warp of this vibrant 1,200-year-old city, home to hundreds of gardens, palaces, villas and magnificent wooden temples, includ…
"When The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods first appeared in 1962, it was hailed by the critics for it erudition, historical imagination and boldness. Subsequently, this comprehensive study of Greek temples and site-planning has been widely accepted as a landmark of architectural…
"This comprehensive study of Greek temples and site planning, first published in 1962, is hailed for its bold historical imagination as a landmark of architectural history, offering Scully's original insights into the nature and function of Greek sacred architecture"--Provided b…
