Ancient Egyptian Maat or Old Testament deed-consequence nexus as predecessors of ubuntu ?
The Ancient Egyptian concept of Maat shows some analogies to the concept of ubuntu. Both concepts seem to presuppose that people in a given society are willing to act for each other. In Bible exegesis, the concept of Maat has attracted interest in connection with the Old Testament deed-consequence...
| Published in: | Verbum et ecclesia |
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| Subtitles: | Ubuntu, sub-edited by Julian C. Müller and Wilhelm van Deventer |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
[2015]
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| In: |
Verbum et ecclesia
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Ubuntu
B Deed-Consequence Nexus B Ma'at |
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| Summary: | The Ancient Egyptian concept of Maat shows some analogies to the concept of ubuntu. Both concepts seem to presuppose that people in a given society are willing to act for each other. In Bible exegesis, the concept of Maat has attracted interest in connection with the Old Testament deed-consequence nexus (i.e. good consequences follow good deeds). The article looks at significant parallels between ubuntu, Maat and the deed-consequence nexus. Its aim is to outline questions that have been discussed in the context of those two ancient concepts and that could be helpful for future research on ubuntu. |
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| ISSN: | 2074-7705 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/ve.v36i2.1429 |