Author: Martin Bernal
Publisher: Rutgers University Pre
Keywords: linguistic, evidence, vol, civilization, classical, athena, afroasiatic, roots, black
Number of Pages: 848
Published: 2006-11-03
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0813536553
ISBN-13: 9780813536552

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 much of Western civilization was formed on the "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-established ex