Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt : A Study in Classical African Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780415947534 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 480 str.

Karenga; Karenga Maulana; Maulana Karenga

Opis

A critical examination of Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt, this title seeks to present Maat in the language of modern moral discourse while at the same time preserving and building on its distinctiveness as a moral ideal capable of inspiring and maintaining ethical philosophic reflection.

Spis treści

Preface
Introduction
1. The Maatian Ideal: A Conceptual Framework
2. The Maatian Ideal: From the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom
3. The Maatian Ideal: From the New Kingdom to the Late Period
4. The Declarations of Innocence: Text and Moral Theology
5. Maatian Ontology
6. Maatian Anthropology
7. Maatian Social Pratice - I
8. Maatian Social Practice- II
9. Summary

O autorze

Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He is also chair of the President's Task Force on Multicultural Education and Campus Diversity at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga holds two Ph.D.'s; his first in political science with focus on the theory and practice of nationalism (United States International University) and his second in social ethics with a focus on the classical African ethics of ancient Egypt (University of Southern California).