Classical civilisation, Martin Bernal argues, has deep roots in Afro-Asian cultures. But, these afro-asiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied, or suppressed since the eighteenth century.
The popular view is that Greek civilization was the result of the conquest of a sophisticated but weak native population by vigorous indo-european speakers or aryans from the north. But the classical greeks, Bernal argues, knew nothing of this aryan model. They did not see their political institutions, science, philosophy, or religion as original, but rather as derived from the east in general, and Egypt in particular.
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Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume One: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985 (English Edition)
Release Date | 2012-12-31T00:00:00.000Z |
Edition | New Ed |
Language | English |
Number Of Pages | 608 |
Publication Date | 2012-12-31T00:00:00.000Z |
Format | Kindle Ebook |