RT Article
T1 Ancient Egyptian Ma‘at or Old Testament deed-consequence nexus as predecessors of ubuntu ?
JF Verbum et ecclesia
VO 36
IS 2
SP 1
OP 4
A1 Baumann, Gerlinde 1962-
LA English
PB Univ.
YR 2015
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1577240103
AB The Ancient Egyptian concept of Ma‘at 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 Ma‘at 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, Ma‘at 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.
K1 Deed-Consequence Nexus
K1 Ma'at
K1 Ubuntu
DO 10.4102/ve.v36i2.1429