The Practice of History in Africa: A History of African HistoriographyThe Practice of History in Africa offers a history of African historiography from an African perspective. It attempts to answer some of the questions concerning the practice of history from the civilizations of ancient Egypt, through the varied cultures and regions of the continent to contemporary times. The book presents the philosophy of the oral tradition as it co-existed and co-exists with the written traditions of ancient Egypt, the Islamic tradition, and the western European tradition of historiography. |
Contents
Terms of Discourse | 1 |
The Oral Tradition | 11 |
The Internal Written Tradition | 45 |
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According accounts achieved African historiography African history Ancient Egypt annals apparently Arabic became beginning Berber Black Book calendar Central centre Chapter Christian Chronicle civilization coast colonial communities continued contribution Coptic created culture Delta derived discussion documents dominant Dynasty E.J. Alagoa early East Eastern efforts Egyptian established Ethiopia Europe European evidence example experience future Greek Herodotus historians human Ibn Khaldun ideas identified influence internal Islamic Islamic tradition Journal king Kingdom knowledge language literature London Maghrib Manetho Marxism meaning movement Muslim names narrative nature Nigeria nineteenth century oral tradition original past period Persian philosophy of history political practice present recent records region remained represent Roman rule rulers Sahara scholars sciences script signs societies sources Southern Sudan theory trade University West Western Sudan western tradition writing written