Robert Temple

The Sphinx Mystery

The Forgotten Origins of the Sanctuary of Anubis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A book that verifies the existence of secret underground chambers beneath the Sphinx and demonstrates its origins as the Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9781594772719
• ISBN-10: 1594772711
• Artikelnr.: 23599119

Autorenporträt

Robert Temple is visiting professor of the history and philosophy of science at Tsinghua University in Beijing, a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and member of the Egypt Exploration Society, Royal Historical Society, Institute of Classical Studies, and the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. He is the author of 12 books, including The Sirius Mystery, Oracles of the Dead, and The Genius of China. He and his wife, Olivia, also translated Aesop: The Complete Fables. They live in England.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Olivia Temple
Introduction by Robert Temple
1 Sphinx Obsession
2 The “Secret Chamber” beneath the Sphinx
3 An Amazing Survival
4 The Face of the Sphinx
5 The Sphinx as Anubis
6 Sphinx Island
7 The Sphinx and the Giza Plan
8 The Golden Angle of Resurrection
Accounts of the Sphinx from Roman Times to 1837
S e c t i o n 1
Accounts of the Sphinx from Roman Times to 1798
S e c t i o n 2
Accounts of the Sphinx from 1800 to 1837
A p p e n d i x O n e
Excavations of Monsieur Mariette at the Great Sphinx
By Auguste Mariette
Translated by Olivia Temple
A p p e n d i x T wo
Concerning the Age of the Sphinx at Giza
By Ludwi g Borchardt
Translated by Rob ert Temple and Eleonore Reed
A p p e n d i x T h r e e
Sphinx
By Jam es Burton (1822)
A p p e n d i x F o u r
A Description of Giambattista Caviglia’s Excavation
of the Sphinx
Translated by Stefano Greco
A p p e n d i x F i v e
Scientific Visual Documentation of the Sphinx
N o t e s
I n d e x