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I grandi saggi dell'antico egitto
Pourquoi les Égyptiens n'ont-ils pas écrit leur histoire comme les Grecs, les Romains ou nous-mêmes ? Parce que leur vision du monde, de la civilisation et de l'homme reposait sur la quête de la sagesse et sa mise en oeuvre politique, sociale et économique, à savoir la totalité du champ de l'aventure humaine. D'après les textes et les monuments, c'est bien ce fil directeur qui s'impose pour percevoir les raisons de la durée et de la grandeur de l'Égypte. D'Imhotep, le créateur de l'architecture en pierre, jusqu'à Hermès Trismégiste, ultime expression de Thot, le dieu de la connaissance, ce livre met en lumière 28 personnages exceptionnels, les uns illustres, les autres peu connus, qui incarnèrent des temps forts de l'aventure égyptienne. Sésostris, Hatchepsout, Akhénaton, Séthi, certes, mais aussi une initiée du temps des pyramides, un sage de province, un prince archéologue, un scribe des champs et un philosophe emprisonné à tort sont les meilleurs des guides pour comprendre les divers aspects de la civilisation pharaonique, ses valeurs fondamentales et ses principaux chefsd'oeuvre. Couronné par l'Académie française pour L'Égypte des grands pharaons, mondialement célèbre pour ses ouvrages sur l'Égypte, Christian Jacq a notamment publié chez Perrin Néfertiti et Akhénaton.
193 pages, Paperback
First published February 8, 2007
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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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July 1, 2020
Un saggio che riassume il poco che sappiamo di una serie di personaggi dell'antico Egitto identificati come "saggi" dall'autore, dichiaratamente massone. L'interpretazione che dà del concetto di sapienza e di divinità nell'antico Egitto, per lui culla dell'alchimia e di segreti iniziatici tramandati ai posteri in modo ermetico, mi trova estremamente in disaccordo. Immagino siano anche molti gli egittologi in disaccordo con la sua interpretazione.
Molte delle cose che scrive, specialmente quelle pertinenti alla vita spirituale e rituale, sono sovra interpretazione sue personali; non sapremo mai (probabilmente)n com'era la vita spirituale degli antichi egizi e come è variata nel corso dei millenni.
Alla fine la noia e la ripetitività hanno la meglio, e non va oltre la stella e mezza.
Molte delle cose che scrive, specialmente quelle pertinenti alla vita spirituale e rituale, sono sovra interpretazione sue personali; non sapremo mai (probabilmente)n com'era la vita spirituale degli antichi egizi e come è variata nel corso dei millenni.
Alla fine la noia e la ripetitività hanno la meglio, e non va oltre la stella e mezza.
November 27, 2019
Purtroppo mi trovo qui a scrivere questa recensione dopo quasi un mese dalla lettura..o meglio, rilettura, in quanto avevo già affrontato questo testo che mi è sempre sembrato decisamente ottimo.
Che dire, l'ho voluto rileggere in seguito allo studio dell'arte egiziana antica e devo dire che questo ha aiutato ad avere una visione abbastanza diversa del testo e degli argomenti trattati.
A parte questo, l'autore rimane per me un ottimo egittologo e scrittore, avendo affrontato un tema che già di per sé suscita curiosità in un modo tutt'altro che statico.
Quattro stelle!
Che dire, l'ho voluto rileggere in seguito allo studio dell'arte egiziana antica e devo dire che questo ha aiutato ad avere una visione abbastanza diversa del testo e degli argomenti trattati.
A parte questo, l'autore rimane per me un ottimo egittologo e scrittore, avendo affrontato un tema che già di per sé suscita curiosità in un modo tutt'altro che statico.
Quattro stelle!
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