Black Athena writes back : Martin Bernal responds to his critics / Martin Bernal ; edited by David Chioni Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernal, Martin.

Contributor:

Moore, David Chioni.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bernal, Martin. Black Athena.

Bernal, Martin.

Greece--Civilization--Egyptian influences.

Greece.

Greece--Civilization--Phoenician influences.

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (577 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is Bernal's response to criticisms to his 1987 book, BLACK ATHENA, which argued for an Afro-Asiatic origin for Greek civilization.

Contents:

I Egyptology. 1. CanWe Be Fair? A Reply to John Baines

2. Greece Is Not Nubia: A Reply to David O'Connor

II Classics. 3. Who Is Qualified toWrite Greek History? A Reply to Lawrence A. Tritle

4. How Did the EgyptianWay of Death Reach Greece? A Reply to Emily Vermeule

5. Just Smoke and Mirrors? A Reply to Edith Hall

III Linguistics. 6. Ausnahmslosigkeit uber Alles: A Reply to Jay H. Jasanoff and Alan Nussbaum

IV Historiography. 7. Accuracy and/or Coherence? A Reply to Robert Norton, Robert Palter, and Josine Blok

8. Passion and Politics: A Reply to Guy Rogers

9. The British Utilitarians, Imperialism, and the Fall of the Ancient Model

V Science. 10.Was There a Greek Scientific Miracle? A Reply to Robert Palter

11. Animadversions on the Origins of Western Science

VI Recent Broadening Scholarship. 12. Greek Art Without Egypt, Hamlet Without the Prince: A Review of Sarah Morris's Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art

13. One or Several Revolutions? A Review of Walter Burkert's The Orientalizing Revolution: Near Eastern Influence on Greek Culture in the Early Archaic Age

14. There's a Mountain in theWay: A Review of MartinWest's The East Face of Helicon: West Asiatic Elements in Greek Poetry and Myth

15. Phoenician Politics and Egyptian Justice in Ancient Greece

VII A Popularizing Effort. 16. All Not Quiet on theWellesley Front: A Review of Not Out of Africa.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-534) and index.

ISBN:

9786613061683

9781283061681

1283061686

9780822380078

0822380072

OCLC:

191855680