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Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots Of Classical Civilization (The Fabrication Of Ancient Greece 17851985, Volume 1),Used
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Winner of the American Book Award, 1990.Could Greek philosophy be rooted in Egyptian thought? Is it possible that the Pythagorean theory was conceived on the shores of the Nile and the Euphrates rather than in ancient Greece? Could it be that Western civilization was born on the socalled Dark Continent? For almost two centuries, Western scholars have given little credence to the possibility of such scenarios.In Black Athena, an audacious threevolume series that strikes at the heart of today's most heated culture wars, Martin Bernal challenges Eurocentric attitudes by calling into question two of the longestestablished explanations for the origins of classical civilization. The Aryan Model, which is current today, claims that Greek culture arose as the result of the conquest from the north by IndoEuropean speakers, or 'Aryans,' of the native 'preHellenes.' The Ancient Model, which was maintained in Classical Greece, held that the native population of Greece had initially been civilized by Egyptian and Phoenician colonists and that additional Near Eastern culture had been introduced to Greece by Greeks studying in Egypt and Southwest Asia. Moving beyond these prevailing models, Bernal proposes a Revised Ancient Model, which suggests that classical civilization in fact had deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures.This longawaited third and final volume of the series is concerned with the linguistic evidence that contradicts the Aryan Model of ancient Greece. Bernal shows how nearly 40 percent of the Greek vocabulary has been plausibly derived from two Afroasiatic languagesAncient Egyptian and West Semitic. He also reveals how these derivations are not limited to matters of trade, but extended to the sophisticated language of politics, religion, and philosophy. This evidence, according to Bernal, confirms the fact that in Greece an IndoEuropean people was culturally dominated by speakers of Ancient Egyptian and West Semitic.Provocative, passionate, and colossal in scope, this volume caps a thoughtful rewriting of history that has been stirring academic and political controversy since the publication of the first volume.'A work which has much to offer the lay reader, and its multidisciplinary sweep is refreshing: it is an important contribution to his to historiography and the sociology of knowledge, written with elegance, wit, and selfawareness... a thrilling journey... his account is as gripping a tale of scholarly detection and discovery as one could hope to find.' Margaret Drabble, The Observer'An astonishing work, breathtaking bold in conception and passionately written... salutary, exciting, and in its historiographical aspects, convincing.' G. W. Bowersock, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton'The next far in book.... A formidable work of intellectual history.' Christian Science Monitor
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- Q: How many pages does 'Black Athena' have? A: The book contains six hundred eight pages. It offers an extensive exploration of Afroasiatic roots in classical civilization.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is a paperback. This makes it lightweight and portable for easy reading.
- Q: What are the dimensions of 'Black Athena'? A: The dimensions are six inches in length, one point seven inches in width, and nine point zero two inches in height.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Black Athena'? A: The book is authored by Martin Bernal. He presents a thought-provoking challenge to Eurocentric historical narratives.
- Q: What category does 'Black Athena' fall under? A: The book is categorized under Greece. It deals with the cultural and historical connections between Greece and Afroasiatic civilizations.
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- Q: What themes are explored in 'Black Athena'? A: The book explores themes of cultural exchange, historical revisionism, and the roots of Western civilization.
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