FABULOUS HERITAGE OF EGYPT, CHRISTIANE DESROCHES NOBLECOURT

What do the game of goose, the alphabet, the calendar, the animals from Aesop's and La Fontaine's fables, the pregnancy test, migraine treatments, and medieval castles all have in common? Their origins can be traced back to ancient Egypt. Philosophy, medicine, techniques and sciences, theology... these foundational disciplines all come to us directly from the 4,000-year history of Egyptian civilization. For the first time, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, the most respected and daring of contemporary Egyptologists, presents a stunning overview of ancient Egypt's unsuspected legacy to the West, both in its daily life and in its most essential religious and philosophical foundations. This clear and captivating demonstration encourages us, more than ever, to turn our gaze towards an incredibly fertile civilization, undeniably linked to the birth of our own.