ANCIENT EGYPT IN AFRICA

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David O'Connor, Andrew Reid
Left Coast Press, Apr 15, 2007 - History - 233 pages
Geographically, Egypt is clearly on the African continent, yet Ancient Egypt is routinely regarded as a non-African cultural form. The significance of Ancient Egypt for the rest of Africa is a hotly debated issue with complex ramifications. This book considers how Ancient Egypt was dislocated from Africa, drawing on a wide range of sources. It examines key issues such as the evidence for actual contacts between Egypt and other early African cultures, and how influential, or not, Egypt was on them. Some scholars argue that to its north Egypt's influence on Mediterranean civilization was downplayed by western scholarship. Further a field, on the African continent perceptions of Ancient Egypt were colored by biblical sources, emphasizing the persecution of the Israelites. An extensive selection of fresh insights are provided, several focusing on cultural interactions between Egypt and Nubia from 1000 BCE to 500 CE, developing a nuanced picture of these interactions and describing the limitations of an 'Egyptological' approach to them.
 

Contents

Modern Theories Past Realities David OConnor and Andrew Reid
1
2 Afrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece Martin Bernal
23
Reflections on Black Athena John A North
31
4 The Unity of Africa Michael Rowlands
39
5 Ancient Egypt and the Source of the Nile Andrew Reid
55
6 Views of Ancient Egypt from a West African Perspective Caleb A Folorunso
77
7 Cheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in Africa Kevin C MacDonald
93
8 Ancient Egypt Missionaries and Christianity in Southern Africa Bruce S Bennett
107
The African Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Reconsidered David Wengrow
121
A Case of Mistaken Identity? David N Edwards
137
The Adaptation Demise and Resurrection of Ideas in Writing Nubian History Robert G Morkot
151
12 Pharaonic or Sudanic? Models for Meroitic Society and Change Dorian Q Fuller
169
References
185
Index
211
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