Africa and Africans in Antiquity [Paperback]

Edwin M. Yamauchi (Editor), editor Edwin M. Yamauchi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001

Africa and Africans in Antiquity assesses recent historical research and archaeology under way in Egypt, North Africa, the Sudan, and the Horn of Africa. Whereas many European and American scholars of earlier generations believed that Egyptian contacts with Africa to the south were not culturally significant, research contained in this important collection rejects such notions. At the same time, the volume takes issue with Afrocentric scholars who argue that most Egyptians were 'black' and that blacks are the rightful heirs to Egypt's past grandeur. These ten thought-provoking essays demonstrate that this large region was an ethnic and cultural mosaic in antiquity, a place where Phoenicians, Berbers, Greeks, as well as Egyptians and Nubians interacted.

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About the Author

Edwin Maseo Yamauchi (born 1937, Hilo, Hawaii) is a Japanese American historian, Christian apologist, editor and academic. He is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press; 1 edition (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870135074
• ISBN-13: 978-0870135071
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An informative compilation of ten scholarly essays, December 13, 2001

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This review is from: Africa and Africans in Antiquity (Paperback)

Africa & Africans In Antiquity is a fascinating and informative compilation of ten scholarly essays surveying and showcasing historical research and archaeology currently underway in Egypt, North Africa, the Sudan, and the horn of Africa. The contributors take issue with Afrocentric scholars with regard to the racial makeup of the Egyptian populations of antiquity. What emerges is the picture of a region that was an ethnic and cultural mosaic populated by Phoenicians, Berbers, Greeks, Egyptians, and Nubians. Africa & Africans In Antiquity is an impressive and very highly recommended contribution to Egyptology, archaeology, and antiquarian studies.