Ancient Egypt in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781598742053 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 233 str.

David O'Connor; Andrew Reid

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"This book should be essential reading for any African archaeologist or historian-or indeed any archaeologist whatever their persuasion-and will undoubtedly provoke, as the volume editors have suggested, renewed archaeological interest in the problem of relating Egypt more directly to its African context." - Niall Finneran, African Archaeological Review

"Ancient Egypt in Africa presents twelve probing essays addressing aspects of the question, "To what extent can ancient Egyptian civilization be characterized as 'African'?".O'Connor and Reid's introduction provides a fascinating overview of how current ideas about ancient Egypt and Africa have been shaped and distorted by modern ethnic, cultural, and religious bias.the essays document the conflicting and changing views of ancient Egypt within Africa, and examine recent archaeological work in Africa that renders irrelevant race-based theory, creates a more sophisticated view of ancient African cultural diversity, and offers commonsense directions for future research.should be required reading for all serious students of Egyptology, Africana, and African Studies." - Timothy Kendall, African Studies Review

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction - Locating Ancient EGYPT in Africa: Modern Theories, Past Realities, David O'Connor, Andrew Reid; Chapter 2 Afrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece, Martin Bernal; Chapter 3 Attributing Colour to the Ancient Egyptians: Reflections on Black Athena, John A. North; Chapter 4 The Unity of Africa, Michael Rowlands; Chapter 5 Ancient Egypt and the Source of the Nile, Andrew Reid; Chapter 6 Views of Ancient Egypt From a West African Perspective, Caleb A. Folorunso; Chapter 7 Cheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in Africa, Kevin C. MacDonald; Chapter 8 Ancient Egypt, Missionaries and Christianity in Southern Africa, Bruce S. Bennett; Chapter 9 Landscapes of Knowledge, Idioms of Power: The African Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Reconsidered, David Wengrow; Chapter 10 Ancient Egypt in the Sudanese Middle Nile: A Case of Mistaken Identity?, David N. Edwards; Chapter 11 On The Priestly Origin of the Napatan Kings: the Adaptation, Demise and Resurrection of Ideas in Writing Nubian History, Robert G. Morkot; Chapter 12 Pharaonic or Sudanic? Models for Meroitic Society and Change, Dorian Q. Fuller;

O autorze

O'Connor, David; Reid, Andrew