Bernal discusses the reason why this credit was dismissed, due to the racism of European countries and wide-spread ‘Egyptomania’, ‘barbarophilia’ and interpretation Graeca. As I will argue in this essay, Bernal’s idea was not necessarily a new one, yet, while he argued that Ancient Greece influence stemmed from Ancient Egypt, his mythology was weak. However, while Bernal expected some backlash, nothing prepared him for the level of critique and debate that grew from his ideas. 1: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785- 1985, 1987. The Af roasiat ic Root s of Classical Civilization. The debate surrounding the Black Athena is a complex, multi-layered argument that developed from theorists across history, philosophy and social rights movements who have evaluated the evidence first put forward by Martin Bernal in his book: Black At hena. Published on 19th November 2017 Black AthenaĮvaluate the evidence surrounding the Black Athena debate.
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