Mervat Nasser Knihy

The book offers an insightful exploration of Hermopolis, an ancient city that served as a pivotal cultural center in Middle Egypt. Dr. Nasser delves into its historical significance and the enduring values it promoted, such as humanism, idealism, utopianism, and fraternity. These Hermetic concepts are presented as foundational ideas that continue to influence contemporary aspirations for a better world, highlighting the city's legacy in shaping human thought across the ages.

The author looks at the recent emergence of eating disorders in non-Western cultures and links it to the same socio-cultural model of causation as found in the Western world. This leads her to examine the limitations of the concept of culture.