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This book considers the evidence for actual contacts between Egypt and other early African cultures, and how influential, or not, Egypt was on them.
List of contents
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;
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O'Connor, David; Reid, Andrew
Summary
This book considers the evidence for actual contacts between Egypt and other early African cultures, and how influential, or not, Egypt was on them.
