First Class - March 4, 6247 (2007)

First Class !

Unofficial Notes

Introduction

• Introduced the course including its description, objectives, and learning strategies
• DESCRIPTION: Course is designed to provide an understanding of the wisdom teachings of Kemet with an emphasis on the principles of Maat as guidelines for the development of personal character
• REQUIRED TEXT: Selections from the Husia: Sacred wisdom of Ancient Kemet by Dr. Maulana Karenga

Addressing Maat

• People mention how Maat was reflected in grandparents and others who stayed in communication; who layed hands on each other and supported one another

Socio-Historical Context for Maat

• Kemet came up from Kush/Ethiopia; ancestors were alone in their cradle for thousands of years; don't really know Kemet's age
• African ancestors migrated from Kemet about 4,000 years ago (Gramoli) and were caught off by the ice - mutated to Cromagnon; later integrated with Gramoli again and produced the Asiatic man
• MIT Aduni shared a summary of Kemet's development
  

Review of Husia

• Min Mxolisi shares the beginnings of the Husia and how/why it's importat to understand the sacred texts
• Other countries, notably Germany, are sending some of their scholars to study Maat
• Husia - the book's name; means - Hu = "divine/authoritative utterance", Sia = "exceptional insight"

Reviews Maat from Theophile Objenga

• Excerpt from pages 122-125 of African Philosophy and the Husia
  
• From the Memphite theology, which is hailed as the foundation for the Dynastic era
• Four good deeds of the Creator (Husia, page 8)
  

Recommended Readings (just listing the ones available from amazon.com)

• Maat: The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics by Dr. Maulana Karenga
• Ancient Egyptian Literature (volume 1) by M. Lichtheim
• African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period: 2780-330 BC by Dr. Obenga