Aksum And Nubia

Author : George Hatke
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814762837

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Aksum and Nubia by George Hatke Pdf

Aksum and Nubia assembles and analyzes the textual and archaeological evidence of interaction between Nubia and the Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum, focusing primarily on the fourth century CE. Although ancient Nubia and Ethiopia have been the subject of a growing number of studies in recent years, little attention has been given to contact between these two regions. Hatke argues that ancient Northeast Africa cannot be treated as a unified area politically, economically, or culturally. Rather, Nubia and Ethiopia developed within very different regional spheres of interaction, as a result of which the Nubian kingdom of Kush came to focus its energies on the Nile Valley, relying on this as its main route of contact with the outside world, while Aksum was oriented towards the Red Sea and Arabia. In this way Aksum and Kush coexisted in peace for most of their history, and such contact as they maintained with each other was limited to small-scale commerce. Only in the fourth century CE did Aksum take up arms against Kush, and even then the conflict seems to have been related mainly to security issues on Aksum’s western frontier. Although Aksum never managed to hold onto Kush for long, much less dealt the final death-blow to the Nubian kingdom, as is often believed, claims to Kush continued to play a role in Aksumite royal ideology as late as the sixth century. Aksum and Nubia critically examines the extent to which relations between two ancient African states were influenced by warfare, commerce, and political fictions. Online edition available as part of the NYU Library's Ancient World Digital Library and in partnership with the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW).

Author : Stanley Mayer Burstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124197216

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Ancient African Civilizations by Stanley Mayer Burstein Pdf

The first edition of this book provided teachers of African history, for the first time, with fully annotated translations of the most important Greek and Roman sources for the history of these two remarkable ancient African civilizations. The new edition retains all of the features that made the first edition so successful while significantly expanding the coverage of the history of Kush and Axum. The illustration program has been revised, new translations have been added including recently discovered Nubian and Axumite royal documents, and a new chapter treats the origins of the kingdom of Kush and its relations with Egypt and Persia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004425613

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Migration Histories of the Medieval Afroeurasian Transition Zone by Anonim Pdf

The transition zone between Africa, Asia and Europe was the most important intersection of human mobility in the medieval period. The present volume for the first time systematically covers migration histories of the regions between the Mediterranean and Central Asia and between Eastern Europe and the Indian Ocean in the centuries from Late Antiquity up to the early modern era. Within this framework, specialists from Byzantine, Islamic, Medieval and African history provide detailed analyses of specific regions and groups of migrants, both elites and non-elites as well as voluntary and involuntary. Thereby, also current debates of migration studies are enriched with a new dimension of deep historical time. Contributors are: Alexander Beihammer, Lutz Berger, Florin Curta, Charalampos Gasparis, George Hatke, Dirk Hoerder, Johannes Koder, Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, Lucian Reinfandt, Youval Rotman, Yannis Stouraitis, Panayiotis Theodoropoulos, and Myriam Wissa.

Author : Sarah M. Schellinger
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789146608

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Nubia by Sarah M. Schellinger Pdf

Drawing on the latest archaeological and textual discoveries, a revealing look at the rich and dynamic civilization of Nubia. Nubia, the often-overlooked southern neighbor of Egypt, has been home to groups of vibrant and adaptive peoples for millennia. This book explores the Nubians’ religious, social, economic, and cultural histories, from their nomadic origins during the Stone Ages to their rise to power during the Napatan and Meroitic periods, and it concludes with the recent struggles for diplomacy in North Sudan. Situated among the ancient superpowers of Egypt, Aksum, and the Greco-Roman world, Nubia’s connections with these cultures shaped the region’s history through colonialism and cultural entanglement. Sarah M. Schellinger presents the Nubians through their archaeological and textual remains, reminding readers that they were a rich and dynamic civilization in their own right.

Author : Geoff Emberling,Bruce Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1217 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190496272

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The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia by Geoff Emberling,Bruce Williams Pdf

The cultures of Nubia built the earliest cities, states, and empires of inner Africa, but they remain relatively poorly known outside their modern descendants and the community of archaeologists, historians, and art historians researching them. The earliest archaeological work in Nubia was motivated by the region's role as neighbor, trade partner, and enemy of ancient Egypt. Increasingly, however, ancient Nile-based Nubian cultures are recognized in their own right as the earliest complex societies in inner Africa. As agro-pastoral cultures, Nubian settlement, economy, political organization, and religious ideologies were often organized differently from those of the urban, bureaucratic, and predominantly agricultural states of Egypt and the ancient Near East. Nubian societies are thus of great interest in comparative study, and are also recognized for their broader impact on the histories of the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia brings together chapters by an international group of scholars on a wide variety of topics that relate to the history and archaeology of the region. After important introductory chapters on the history of research in Nubia and on its climate and physical environment, the largest part of the volume focuses on the sequence of cultures that lead almost to the present day. Several cross-cutting themes are woven through these chapters, including essays on desert cultures and on Nubians in Egypt. Eleven final chapters synthesize subjects across all historical phases, including gender and the body, economy and trade, landscape archaeology, iron working, and stone quarrying.

Author : Kenny Mann
Publisher : Silver Burdett Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 038239657X

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Egypt, Kush, Aksum by Kenny Mann Pdf

Studies the history and traditions of the ancient African kingdoms of Egypt, Kush, and Aksum, and their relationships with each other.

Author : Stuart C. Munro-Hay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015035774002

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Aksum by Stuart C. Munro-Hay Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004505254

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Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity in a Global Context by Anonim Pdf

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity constitutes an exceptional religious tradition flourishing in sub-Saharan Africa already since late antiquity. The volume places Ethiopian Orthodoxy into a global context and explores the various ways in which it has been interconnected with the wider Christian world from the Aksumite period until today. By highlighting the formative role of both wide-ranging translocal religious interactions as well as disruptions thereof, the contributors challenge the perception of this African Christian tradition as being largely isolated in the course of its history. Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity in a Global Context: Entanglements and Disconnections offers a new perspective on the Horn of Africa’s Christian past and reclaims its place on the map of global Christianity.

Author : John Iliffe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1995-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0521484227

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Africans by John Iliffe Pdf

In a vast and all-embracing study of Africa, from the origins of mankind to the South African general election of 1994, John Iliffe refocuses African history on the peopling of an environmentally hostile continent. Africans have been pioneers struggling against disease and nature, and their social, economic and political institutions have been designed to ensure survival and maximise numbers. These institutions enabled them to survive the slave trade and colonial invasion, but in the context of medical progress and other twentieth-century innovations the same institutions have bred the most rapid population growth the world has ever seen. This demographic growth has lain behind the collapse of colonial rule, the disintegration of Apartheid, and the instability of contemporary nations. The history of the continent is thus a single story binding living Africans to their earliest human ancestors.

Author : Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Ethiopia
ISBN : UOM:39015011309872

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A History of Ethiopia, Nubia & Abyssinia by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Pdf

Author : E. A. Wallis Budge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317649151

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A History of Ethiopia: Volume I (Routledge Revivals) by E. A. Wallis Budge Pdf

This, the first volume of Sir E. A. Wallis Budge’s The History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia, first published in 1928, presents an account of Ethiopian history from the earliest legendary and mythic records up until the death of King Lebna Dengel in 1540. Using a vast range of sources – Greek and Roman reports, Biblical passages, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Ethiopian chronicles – an enthralling narrative history is presented with clarity. This reissue will be of particular interest to students of Ancient Egyptian culture, religion and history.

Author : Eugene Berger,Brian Parkinson,Larry Israel,Charlotte Miller,Andrew Reeves,Nadejda Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1066540011

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World History by Eugene Berger,Brian Parkinson,Larry Israel,Charlotte Miller,Andrew Reeves,Nadejda Williams Pdf

Annotation World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook. It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.

Author : Saint Mark Foundation,Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789774165610

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Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia by Saint Mark Foundation,Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society Pdf

A variety of scholars examine different aspects of Coptic Christian civilization in the Aswan and Nubia regions of Egypt over the past centuries.

Author : Benjamin Ofori-Amoah
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470583586

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Africa's Geography by Benjamin Ofori-Amoah Pdf

Africa's Geography presents a comprehensive exploration of the world’s second largest and most culturally diverse continent. Author Benjamin Ofori-Amoah challenges common misconceptions and misrepresentations of Africa from a geographical perspective, harnessing the power of modern geographic mapping technology to explore this unique continent. This text provides thorough coverage of the historical, cultural, economic, and political forces that continue to shape Africa, applying geographic context to relevant past and contemporary issues. Coverage of economic development, climate and biogeography, transportation and communication, manufacturing and commerce, and mining and agriculture provides foundational knowledge of this vast and complex continent. Ideally suited for multiple areas of classroom study, this text offers an effective and flexible pedagogical framework. Coverage of the entirety of Africa enables students to develop a cohesive portrait of the continent as a whole and identify the dynamism of its nations, cultures, and economies. Engaging and accessible narrative strengthens comprehension, while examples of historical and contemporary events increase student interest. Innovative and unique, Africa’s Geography is an essential resource for cross-disciplinary investigation of this fascinating part of the world.

Author : Richard A. Lobban
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865785

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Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia by Richard A. Lobban Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan). This resource focuses on Nubian history through a Nubian perspective, rather than on the more common Egypto-centrism perspective, and the coverage is based on the latest and best archaeological and epigraphic evidence. Newly created maps of the general area and its specific regions and place names and a photospread showing important related features of the region are included. A detailed chronology provides a timeline of historical events, and an introductory narrative shapes the overall history and leads to the main body of the work in the form of a cross-referenced dictionary. The descriptive entries cover the main features of the region in the various periods that are key not only to Nubian events, but also to the important interactions they had with Egypt to the north. Nine appendices and an extensive bibliography conclude this work. Lobban has been teaching Nubian studies in undergraduate classrooms for thirty years, and this book is a product of his hands-on experiences as well as extensive anthropological fieldwork and travel in Sudanese and Egyptian Nubia.