Kemet and the African Worldview : Research, Rescue and Restoration

Preface xi Introduction xiii I. GOVERNANCE The Wisdom of Governance in Kemet 3(28) Jacob H. Carruthers The Role of Royal Women in Ancient Kemet 31(14) Ife Jogunosimi II. HISTORY Africa in the Ancient World 45(10) John Henrik Clarke The First and Second Intermediate Period in Kemet 55(15) A. Joseph Ben-Levi The Power of the Spiritual Dimension in Ancient Egyptian City Life 70(13) Earl Walter Faruq III. SPIRITUALITY AND PHILOSOPHY Restoration of the Husia: Reviving a Sacred Legacy 83(17) Maulana Karenga Ancient Egyptian Thought and the Renaissance of African (Black) Psychology 100(19) Wade W. Nobles Similarities Between Egyptian and Dogon Perceptions of Man, God and Nature 119(12) Daima M. Clark Pedagogy in Ancient Kemet 131(20) Asa G. Hiliard III IV. CREATIVE PRODUCTION The Unity of African Languages 151(16) Rekhety Wimby The Nature and Elegance of Ancient Egyptian Literature 167(6) W. J. Hardiman Parallels Between Egyptian Art and Southwestern Nigerian Art 173(9) Claude L. Clark The Egyptian Origin of Rhetoric and Oratory 182(7) Molefi Kete Asante The Contributors 189(3) Appendix 192