ANCIENT EGYPT IN AFRICADavid O'Connor, Andrew Reid 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 |
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