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Black Athena

von Martin Bernal

History Non-Fiction Philosophy Cultural Studies

ISBN

9780099887805

Verlag

Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random

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01.01.1970

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African history Egyptian philosophy Greek philosophy Eurocentrism Afrocentrism ancient civilizations cultural diffusion historiography academic debate Western civilization origins Nile Valley Pythagorean theory culture wars Martin Bernal Black Athena

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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 so-called Dark Continent? For almost two centuries, Western scholars have given little credence to the possibility of such scenarios. In Black Athena, an audacious three-volume 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 longest-