In a ruined temple along the Nile, Anthony Sattin came across a woman praying to the gods of ancient Egypt to bless her with a child. Later the same day, a policeman stopped his taxi to ask if he had a mobile phone - he wanted to call his mother. These encounters encapsulated the Egyptian experience: while undoubtedly forward-looking, Egyptians are obsessed with their long and well-documented past. Europeans, Turks, Mamelukes, Arabs, Greeks, Romans, Persians, Jews, Christians and Muslims have all left their mark; but older than them all are the surviving customs of Ancient Egypt, from fertility rituals and funerary rites to the cult of saints, snake-charmers and magicians.
- ISBN10 0575402784
- ISBN13 9780575402782
- Publish Date 1 February 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 October 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Orion mass market paperback
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 288
- Language English