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Not Out of Africa

How Afrocentrism became an Excuse to Teach Myth as History

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ID11849488
AuthorsAnn Macy Roth (corresponding author), Mary Lefkowitz, Guy Maclean Rogers
Year1997
Volume102
Issue2
Pages493-493
Publication date1997-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofNot out of Africa: How Afrocentrism became an excuse to teach myth as history, Mary R Lefkowitz, 1996
VenueThe American Historical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-8762 • E-ISSN: 1937-5239
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/2170924
OpenAlexW2075395842
LanguageEN

Introduction * Myths of African Origins * Ancient Myths of Cultural Dependency * The Myth of the Egyptian Mystery System * The Myth of the Stolen Legacy * Conclusion * Epilogue

Art · Excuse · Literature · Mythology · Political science · African history and culture analysis · Classics · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law

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