Ancient Egypt in Africa / edited by David O'Connor and Andrew Reid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Connor, David B.

Reid, Andrew, 1963-

University College, London. Institute of Archaeology.

Series:

Encounters With Ancient Egypt

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Civilization.

Africa--Relations--Egypt.

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

Egypt--Relations--Africa.

Africa.

Egypt.

Local Subjects:

Africa--Civilization.

Africa--Relations--Egypt.

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

Egypt--Relations--Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 do

Contents:

Series Editor's Foreword; Contents; 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. MacDonald8. 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. FullerReferences; Index

Notes:

First published 2003 by Left Coast Press, Incorporated.

Includes extensively revised and updated papers originally presented at a conference held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in December 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-209) and index.

ISBN:

1-315-43499-7

1-315-43500-4

1-315-43501-2

1-59874-756-8

9781315435015

OCLC:

711748948