The roots of Nubian Christianity uncovered and the triumph of the last pharaoh
Subtitle: religious encounters in late Africa
By: Salim Faraji
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Trenton NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781592218714; 9781592218721
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Greek Inscriptions; Church history; Religious aspects; Antiquities; Christianity
Notes: Revised version of the author's dissertation--Claremont Graduate University, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Formulating an Africana transdisciplinary theory of history: Nubia, the Nile valley and Sudanic Africa as case study; title: Pinpointing ancient Nubia's conversion; title: "Pagan", Christian, or both? Unearthing the roots of the Nubian king Silko; title: The Silko inscription and Nile valley kingship; title: King Silko and the legacy of Greco-Africana; title: King Silko: aftermath of the Kushite-Roman encounter; title: King Silko and the roots of Nubian Christianity.