Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Title:
Ancient Egypt in Africa.
Author:
O'Connor, David.
ISBN:
9781598747560
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (235 pages)
Series:
Encounters with Ancient Egypt
Contents:
Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1. Introduction -- Locating Ancient Egypt in Africa: Modern Theories, Past Realities / David O'Connor and Andrew Reid -- 2. Afrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece / Martin Bernal -- 3. Attributing Colour to the Ancient Egyptians: Reflections on Black Athena / John A. North -- 4. The Unity of Africa / Michael Rowlands -- 5. Ancient Egypt and the Source of the Nile / Andrew Reid -- 6. Views of Ancient Egypt from a West African Perspective / Caleb A. Folorunso -- 7. Cheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in Africa / Kevin C. MacDonald -- 8. Ancient Egypt, Missionaries and Christianity in Southern Africa / Bruce S. Bennett -- 9. Landscapes of Knowledge, Idioms of Power: The African Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Reconsidered / David Wengrow -- 10. Ancient Egypt in the Sudanese Middle Nile: A Case of Mistaken Identity? / David N. Edwards -- 11. On the Priestly Origin of the Napatan Kings: The Adaptation, Demise and Resurrection of Ideas in Writing Nubian History / Robert G. Morkot -- 12. Pharaonic or Sudanic? Models for Meroitic Society and Change / Dorian Q. Fuller -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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