Nefer - The Aesthetic Ideal in Classical Egypt

This book provides an original treatment of the concept of good and beauty in ancient Egypt. It seeks to examine the dimensions of nefer, the term used to describe the good and the beautiful, within the context of ordinary life. Because the book is based upon original research on ancient Egypt it opens up space for a review of the aesthetics of other African societies in the Nile Valley. Thus, it serves as a heuristic for further research and scholarship.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Aesthetic Tradition: A Review 3. Afrocentric Elements: A Methodological Consideration 4. The Divine, the Beautiful: An African Perspective 5. Kemet Internal Framework 6. Beauty is Everywhere

About the author

Dr. Willie Cannon-Brown has taught at Peirce College for 29 years, and contributed a chapter in the Handbook of Black Studies titled "Decapitated and lynched forms: suggested ways of examining contemporary tests."

Summary

This book provides an original treatment of the concept of good and beauty in ancient Egypt. It seeks to examine the dimensions of nefer, the term used to describe the good and the beautiful, within the context of ordinary life. Because the book is based upon original research on ancient Egypt it opens up space for a review of the aesthetics of other African societies in the Nile Valley. Thus, it serves as a heuristic for further research and scholarship.

Product details

• Authors: Willie Cannon-Brown, Willie (Peirce College Cannon-Brown, Willie (Willie Cannon-Brown Cannon-Brown, Cannon-Brown Willie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.07.2013
• EAN: 9780415650380
• ISBN: 978-0-415-65038-0
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: African Studies; African Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Africa, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Regional Studies, Philosophy: aesthetics, Ancient History, Regional / International studies, Classical history / classical civilisation, African History, Ancient Egypt, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies