At one point in this novel, a Brazilian Marxist named Amparo suddenly performs a sensual dance during a ritual of Exu. The protagonist is introduced to that ritual by Count Agliè, who may or may not be the immortal Comte de Saint-Germain. This novel's ten sections are named for the Sefirot, and the main conflict begins when Colonel Ardenti describes a theory linking the Knights Templar to the Holy Grail. That story inspires three editors to use their computer Abulafia to create "The Plan," which culminates in their inve
At one point in this novel, a Brazilian Marxist named Amparo suddenly performs a sensual dance during a ritual of Exu. The protagonist is introduced to that ritual by Count Agliè, who may or may not be the immortal Comte de Saint-Germain. This novel's ten sections are named for the Sefirot, and the main conflict begins when Colonel Ardenti describes a theory linking the Knights Templar to the Holy Grail. That story inspires three editors to use their computer Abulafia to create "The Plan," which culminates in their invention of a fictional map revealing Earth's telluric currents. Ending with a secret society hanging Jacopo Belbo on the title object, FTP, identify this Umberto Eco novel criticizing conspiracy theories that shares its name with a way of measuring the Earth's rotation.
At one point in this novel, a Brazilian Marxist named Amparo suddenly performs a sensual dance during a ritual of Exu.
{Foucault’s Pendulum}