Excerpt from From Sphinx to Oracle: Through the Libyan Desert to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon
HE who has challenged the stony stare Of the Sphinx, alone, in the sonorous silence Of the desert, in the mellow moonlight, is apt to read his own interpretation of the mystery of life and Of death, which perhaps it symbolizes.
The Sphinx ignores the desert at its feet, which the bounteous Nile converts into a garden of delight. Its gaze is bent on the sand-swept horizon, the threshold of the Unknown, the bourn of the Spirit world. It is a dream in stone.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the daring journey of a seasoned traveler to Siwa, an isolated oasis in the Libyan Desert, and his subsequent attempt to cross the hazardous desert to Jarabub, a stronghold of the Senussi, a puritanical and secretive Islamic sect. The traveler's ultimate goal was to visit the Oracle of Jupiter Ammon, thought to be an ancient Egyptian God. This book is a travelogue and historical account examining the influence of religion and politics on the inhabitants of the region the author traversed. Along the way, the traveler grapples with the complexities of the Senussi and their role in the political landscape. The author's tales of navigating the unforgiving Libyan Desert, the challenges of cross-cultural interactions, and the quest to uncover the mysteries of the Oracle of Jupiter Ammon make for a captivating adventure that brings to life this little-known corner of the world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781332013814_0
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