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Book review African Archaeological Review, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1996 Editor's Note. Situated in the northeastern corner of Africa, Egypt developed an impressive African civilization. For some, this civilization was a product of an incoming race of Caucasians who intermingled with the indigenous Negroes. They were responsible for divine kingship both in Egypt and elsewhere (Seligman, 1913). Confusing "race" with language and culture, Seligman identified Egyptian religion as a Hamitic import. Breasted (1926) held that the Sahara separated Egypt from the rest of Africa. These theories are no longer credible in the light of more recent work and upon further reflection. Even then, Budge (1911) argued against the prevailing racialist theories, suggesting that Egyptian religion originated from African beliefs rather than those of the ancient Near East or Europe. Frankfort (1949), whose pioneer work on Egyptian symbolism is remarkably insightful, advocated that Egyptian culture arose out of a great East African substratum. In a recent book, B. C. Ray (1991) discusses these views in the light of his work on kingship in Buganda. He suggests that many similarities between divine kingship in Africa and that in Egypt are also shared with divine kingships elsewhere. Nevertheless, he asserts that the roots of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Archaeological Review Springer Journals

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Hassan, Fekri; Troy, Lana
African Archaeological Review , Volume 13 (2) – Jul 2, 2005
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African Archaeological Review, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1996 Editor's Note. Situated in the northeastern corner of Africa, Egypt developed an impressive African civilization. For some, this civilization was a product of an incoming race of Caucasians who intermingled with the indigenous Negroes. They were responsible for divine kingship both in Egypt and elsewhere (Seligman, 1913). Confusing "race" with language and culture, Seligman identified Egyptian religion as a Hamitic import. Breasted (1926) held that the Sahara separated Egypt from the rest of Africa. These theories are no longer credible in the light of more recent work and upon further reflection. Even then, Budge (1911) argued against the prevailing racialist theories, suggesting that Egyptian religion originated from African beliefs rather than those of the ancient Near East or Europe. Frankfort (1949), whose pioneer work on Egyptian symbolism is remarkably insightful, advocated that Egyptian culture arose out of a great East African substratum. In a recent book, B. C. Ray (1991) discusses these views in the light of his work on kingship in Buganda. He suggests that many similarities between divine kingship in Africa and that in Egypt are also shared with divine kingships elsewhere. Nevertheless, he asserts that the roots of

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