Aesthetic ideal in Kemet: An afrocentric examination.

摘要

The aesthetic ideal in Kemet was rooted and grounded in maat, that is truth and justice and nefer, which translated means beauty, perfection, and goodness. Maat and nefer were conceptions in Kemet. The conception of beauty in all forms of existence was united with their worldview. Knowledge of astrology, astronomy, mathematics, physics, medicine, etc. authored by Djhuty, scribe of the gods, laid the foundation for consistent precision in the daily lives of the people in areas such as architectonics, boat building, festivals and rituals, writing system, and the afterlife. Beauty was a telos of a style of life for the people of kemet. Djhuty and Maat were the standards; consequently, maat and nefer were everywhere.