The Pharaohs Shadow: Travels in Ancient and Modern Egypt
In a ruined temple on the Nile, Anthony Sattin sees a woman praying to the gods of ancient Egypt to bless her with child. Later in central Cairo he experiences the exuberant celebrations of a saint's day and hears their stony condemnation by an Islamist. This book celebrates Sattin's love of Egypt and his desire to understand her many facets - past. International Economy shipping to World Zones 1 and 2 is by sea and could take up to 90 days to arrive..
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The ancient rubs up against the modern just as dramatically as when Flaubert wrote, 'Egypt is a wonderful place for contrasts - splendid things gleam in the dust". Anthony Sattin has tracked down extraordinary examples of ancient survivals in the hurly-burly of modern Egypt.
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