The Sphinx and the Awakenings of Egypt
The article discusses some interesting themes of using the image of the Egyptian sphinx in contemporary contexts: the Egypt Awakened (Nahdat Misr) monument in Cairo, symbolizing modern Egypt, and the use of the sphinx motif as an aspect of social protests; the so-called Arab Spring and the politica...
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Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow
2022-06-01
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The article discusses some interesting themes of using the image of the Egyptian sphinx in contemporary contexts: the Egypt Awakened (Nahdat Misr) monument in Cairo, symbolizing modern Egypt, and the use of the sphinx motif as an aspect of social protests; the so-called Arab Spring and the political upheaval in Egypt of 2010–2012.
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| spelling | doaj.art-51ef7664aabb44789502b95ea091841b2024-01-31T23:01:31ZengJesuit University Ignatianum in KrakowPerspektywy Kultury2081-14462719-80142022-06-0137210.35765/pk.2022.3702.05The Sphinx and the Awakenings of EgyptLeszek Zinkow The article discusses some interesting themes of using the image of the Egyptian sphinx in contemporary contexts: the Egypt Awakened (Nahdat Misr) monument in Cairo, symbolizing modern Egypt, and the use of the sphinx motif as an aspect of social protests; the so-called Arab Spring and the political upheaval in Egypt of 2010–2012. https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/pk/article/view/2277EgyptSphinxNahdat MisrNeo-Pharaonic StyleMaḥmūd MuḫtārBanksy |
| spellingShingle | Leszek Zinkow The Sphinx and the Awakenings of Egypt Perspektywy Kultury Egypt Sphinx Nahdat Misr Neo-Pharaonic Style Maḥmūd Muḫtār Banksy |
| title | The Sphinx and the Awakenings of Egypt |
| title_full | The Sphinx and the Awakenings of Egypt |
| title_fullStr | The Sphinx and the Awakenings of Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Sphinx and the Awakenings of Egypt |
| title_short | The Sphinx and the Awakenings of Egypt |
| title_sort | sphinx and the awakenings of egypt |
| topic | Egypt Sphinx Nahdat Misr Neo-Pharaonic Style Maḥmūd Muḫtār Banksy |
| url | https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/pk/article/view/2277 |
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