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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781400834563
035 _a(DE-B1597)609933
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082 0 4 _a201/.65
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aBuchwald, Jed Z.
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Zodiac of Paris :
_bHow an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science /
_cDiane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald.
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©2010
300 _a1 online resource (440 p.) :
_b8 page color section. 79 halftones.
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tIntroduction --
_t1 All This for Two Stones? --
_t2 Antiquity Imagined --
_t3 The Origin of All Religions --
_t4 On Napoleon's Expedition --
_t5 One Drawing, Many Words --
_t6 The Dawn of the Zodiac Controversies --
_t7 Ancient Skies, Censored --
_t8 Egypt Captured in Ink and Porcelain --
_t9 Egyptian Stars under Paris Skies --
_t10 The Zodiac Debates --
_t11 Champollion's Cartouche --
_t12 Epilogue --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tFigure Sources --
_tSubject Index --
_tName Index
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aThe 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 theologians. Brought to Paris in 1821 and ultimately installed in the Louvre, where it can still be seen today, the zodiac appeared to depict the nighttime sky from a time predating the Biblical creation, and therefore cast doubt on religious truth. The Zodiac of Paris tells the story of this incredible archeological find and its unlikely role in the fierce disputes over science and faith in Napoleonic and Restoration France.The book unfolds against the turbulence of the French Revolution, Napoleon's breathtaking rise and fall, and the restoration of the Bourbons to the throne. Drawing on newspapers, journals, diaries, pamphlets, and other documentary evidence, Jed Buchwald and Diane Greco Josefowicz show how scientists and intellectuals seized upon the zodiac to discredit Christianity, and how this drew furious responses from conservatives and sparked debates about the merits of scientific calculation as a source of knowledge about the past. The ideological battles would rage until the thoroughly antireligious Jean-François Champollion unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs-and of the zodiac itself. Champollion would prove the religious reactionaries right, but for all the wrong reasons.The Zodiac of Paris brings Napoleonic and Restoration France vividly to life, revealing the lengths to which scientists, intellectuals, theologians, and conservatives went to use the ancient past for modern purposes.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Okt 2021)
650 0 _aReligion and science.
650 0 _aScience and astrology.
650 0 _aScience
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aScience
_zEgypt
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aScience
_zEurope
_xHistory.
650 0 _aScience, Ancient.
650 7 _aSCIENCE / History.
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700 1 _aJosefowicz, Diane Greco
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834563?locatt=mode:legacy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834563
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