Black Athena writes back
Subtitle: Martin Bernal responds to his critics
By: Martin Bernal ; edited by David Chioni Moore.
Contributors: Moore, David Chioni.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 550
Subjects: Bernal. Martin; Greece -- Civilization -- Egyptian influences; Greece -- Civilization -- Phoenician influences; Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C
Description: The author responds to the debate set off by the 1987 publication of his book: Black Athena. Producing a shock wave of reaction from scholars, Black Athena argued that the development of Greek civilization was heavily influenced by Afroasiatic civilizations. Moreover, Bernal asserted that this knowledge had been deliberately obscured by the rampant racism of nineteenth-century Europeans who could not abide the notion that Greek society--for centuries recognized as the originating culture of Europe--had its origins in Africa and Southwest Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-534) and index.