1st Edition

Nefer The Aesthetic Ideal in Classical Egypt

By Willie Cannon-Brown Copyright 2007
    126 Pages
    by Routledge

    126 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

     Acknowledgments

    Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 2 The Aesthetic Tradition: A Review

    Chapter 3 Afrocentric Elements: A Methodological Consideration

    Chapter 4 The Divine, the Beautiful: An African Perspective

    Chapter 5 Kemet Internal Framework

    Chapter 6 Beauty is Everywhere

    End Notes

    References

    Index

    Biography

    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."