Rejects to some degree archaeological evidence and historical accounts.Īccording to Bernal, there are two main theories of the origin of Greek civilization: the “ Aryan theory” and the “Phoenician theory”. Since Bernal specialized in the study of the evolution of the Chinese language, in BlackĪthena he takes a language-oriented approach to understanding cultural influences, and Volume III, The Linguistic Evidence (2006).Volume II, The Archaeological and Documentary Evidence (1991).Volume I, The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985 (1987).It expounds a controversial hypothesis that ancient Greece, and hence Western civilization, derived much of its cultural roots from Afroasiatic ( Egyptian and Phoenician) cultures. : The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization (Rutgers University Press 1987, ISBN 0-8135-1277-8) MARTIN BERNAL BOOK: “BLACK ATHENA” Octoat 6:42 pm | Posted in Books, Globalization, History, Literary, Middle East, Philosophy | Leave a comment
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