Categories: Egyptology, philosophy of law, history of religions
Unlike ancient Rome, Egypt did not transmit any legal system to us,
but rather an idea of justice our modern minds can hardly
understand. In the ancient Egyptian world, almost all the texts and
inscriptions speak of justice. All the texts of wisdom teach that
one has to conform to Maat, an obscure and omnipresent concept that
Egyptologists have translated into the expression "Goddess of Truth
and Justice." Egyptian justice is so different from ours that
Egyptologists and historians of religions believe they have not yet
fully understood its meaning. They regret this fact because
understanding Maat would be a gateway to a deeper understanding of
the ancient Egyptian world. As for lawyers, they have limited
themselves to the Greco-Roman sources on the philosophy of Justice
and the discoveries of Egyptologists in this philosophical field
remain thoroughly ignored. Thanks to her experience in ancient
history of law and her ability to understand ancient symbols, the
author provides Egyptology with the missing pieces that were needed
to form a coherent image of Maat. Once revealed, Maat sheds a new
and unexpected light on the whole of Egyptian civilization. As a
bridge between traditionally separate fields of academic research,
this book is a useful and groundbreaking contribution to
Egyptology, the history of religions and the modern philosophy of
law.
General
| Imprint: |
Buenos Books America LLC
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2004 |
| First published: |
November 2004 |
| Authors: |
Anna Mancini
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
132 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-932848-10-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Jurisprudence & general issues >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-932848-10-X |
| Barcode: |
9781932848106 |
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