LEADER 05243nam 2200721 450 001 9910782557903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-429-23385-X 010 $a1-135-93766-4 010 $a0-203-50268-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000559076 035 $a(EBL)182887 035 $a(OCoLC)746766285 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000528017 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11343240 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000528017 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10545138 035 $a(PQKB)10188353 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182887 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL182887 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10872791 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL761103 035 $a(OCoLC)889813671 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000559076 100 $a20140530h20122004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt $ea study in classical African ethics /$fMaulana Karenga 210 1$aNew York, New York ;$aOxfordshire, [England] :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (477 p.) 225 1 $aAfrican studies : History, Politics, Economics, Culture 300 $a"First issued in paperback in 2012"--T.p. verso. 311 $a0-415-64980-3 311 $a0-415-94753-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1. The Maatian Ideal: A Conceptual Framework; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Maat: The Conceptual Ideal; 1.3 Conceptual Assumptions ofthe Study; 1.3.1 Stance and Tradition; 1.3.2 Difference from Egyptology; 1.3.3 The Open Texture of Maatian Discourse; 1.3.4 Beyond the Eurocentric Approach; 1.3.5 Toward An African-Centered Approach; 1.3.6 The Unity and Diversity of Tradition; 1.3.7 Continuity and Development; 1.4 Tasks and Delimitations of the Study 327 $aChapter 2. The Maatian Ideal: From the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom2.1 Introduction: Formative Context; 2.1.1 The Decisive Factor of Kingship; 2.1.2 Civil Service and Social Ethics; 2.1.3 A Context of Peace and Stability; 2.1.4 The Economic Conditions; 2.2 The Evolution of the Maatian Ideal: The Old Kingdom; 2.2.1 The Pyramid Texts; 2.2.2 The Declarations of Virtues; 2.2.3 The Sebait; 2.3 Maat in the First Intermediate Period; 2.3.1 The Declarations of Virtues (DOV); 2.3.2 The Sebait; 2.4 Maat in the Middle Kingdom; 2.4.1 The Coffin Texts; 2.4.2 The Declarations of Virtues 327 $a2.4.3 The Moral Narrative 2.4.4 The Books of Contemplation; Chapter 3. The Maatian Ideal: From the New Kingdom to the Late Period; 3.1 Maat in the New Kingdom; 3.1.1 Early Phase: Formative Context; 3.1.2 Early Phase: Autobiographies; 3.1.3 The Amarna Period: Autobiographies; 3.1.4 The Restoration; 3.1.5 The Ramessid Period; 3.1.5.1 Introduction: Piety and Ethics; 3.1.5.2 The Sebait; 3.2 Maat in the Late Period; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 The Early Phase: Autobiographies; 3.2.3 The Nubian Period: Autobiographies; 3.2.4 The Saite Period: Autobiographies 327 $a3.2.5 The Persian Periods and the Last Independence3.3 Maat in the Greek and Roman Periods; 3.3.1 The Autobiographies; 3.3.2 The Sebait; Chapter 4. Maatian Theology: The Declarations of Innocence; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Textual Locus; 4.3 The Theological Setting; 4.4 The Transliteration and Translation; 4.4.1 The Introduction; 4.4.1.1 The Transliteration; 4.4.1.2 The Translation; 4.4.2 Declarations of Innocence (A); 4.4.2.1 The Transliteration; 4.4.2.2 The Translation; 4.4.3 Declarations of Innocence (B); 4.4.3.1 The Transliteration; 4.4.3.2 The Translation 327 $a4.4.4 Address to the Divine Ones4.4.4.1 The Transliteration; 4.4.4.2 The Translation; 4.5 The Sitz im Leben of the DOl; 4.6 Maatian Moral Theology; 4.6.1 Fundamental Concepts; 4.6.2 Evolution of the Idea of Judgment; Chapter 5.Maatian Ontology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Potentiality and Power of Being; 5.2.1 Creative Becoming; 5.2.2 The Self-Affirmation of Life; 5.2.3 The Creative Character of Speech; 5.3 The Orderedness of Being; 5.3.1 The Created Order of Maat; 5.3.2 The Social Order of Maat; 5.4 The Continuity of Being; 5.4.1 The Creative Source of Being; 5.4.2 Differentiation in Unity 327 $a5.4.3 Being and the Transmission of Essence 330 $aThis work is a critical examination of Maat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt. It seeks to present Maat in the language of modern moral discourse while at the same time preserving and building on its distinctiveness as a moral ideal capable of inspiring and maintaining ethical philosophic reflection. 410 0$aAfrican studies (Routledge (Firm)) 606 $aMaat (Egyptian deity) 606 $aPhilosophy, Egyptian 606 $aEthics 607 $aEgypt$xReligion 615 0$aMaat (Egyptian deity) 615 0$aPhilosophy, Egyptian. 615 0$aEthics. 676 $a299/.312 700 $aKarenga$cMaulana,$0975925 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782557903321 996 $aMaat, the moral ideal in ancient Egypt$93671461 997 $aUNINA