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Il mondo magico dell'antico Egitto
In questo libro, Christian Jacq passa in rassegna le molte forme in cui si manifestava nell'antico Egitto la conoscenza della magia, che permetteva ai sapienti di raggiungere i centodieci anni di età. Fra i temi trattati: le statue guaritrici, il "buon occhio", le leggi dell'amore magico, la protezione dei bambini, gli alimenti magici.
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First published January 1, 1983
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Christian Jacq
223 books943 followersAlso writes under the names Célestin Valois, J.B. Livingstone, and Christopher Carter.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
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August 16, 2015
8/10
Una panoramica accurata e ricca di spunti sulla magia egiziana, corredata di citazioni puntuali e immagini, antropologicamente e magicamente molto interessante. Peccato solo che le fonti bibliografiche siano pressoché irreperibili.
Una panoramica accurata e ricca di spunti sulla magia egiziana, corredata di citazioni puntuali e immagini, antropologicamente e magicamente molto interessante. Peccato solo che le fonti bibliografiche siano pressoché irreperibili.
November 13, 2024
Long, fastidieux, peu compréhensible. Je ne peux pas juger de la justesse des propos, je ne suis pas calée sur le sujet, au contraire je voulais en avoir une première approche avec cette lecture. Mais il y a des approches trop spirituelles qui m’échappent et l’écriture est trop lourde. Les propos sont souvenirs confus et peu ordonnés.
September 22, 2009
Yes, this is a textbook. Yes, it's a bit slow. But if you have any interest in Ancient Egypt, it is a must-read. Discussing the book after you've slogged through it is worth it, I promise.
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