Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt : a study in classical African ethics

Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt : a study in classical African ethics / Maulana Karenga.

This work is a critical examination of Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt. It 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...

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Main Author: Karenga, Maulana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:African studies (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:
Maat > (Egyptian deity)
Philosophy, Egyptian.
Ethics.
ethics (philosophy)
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Ethics
Philosophy, Egyptian
Religion
Ethik
Egypt > Religion.
Egypt
Ägypten > Altertum
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Summary:This work is a critical examination of Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt. It 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 458 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-447) and index.
ISBN:9781135937676
1135937672
9780203502686
020350268X

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