Egypt and the Diffusion of Culture

Champion, T

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“…Kolevka civilizacije iz koje je difuzijom svaka inovacija stigla u ostatak sveta nije mogao biti Egipat, nije mogla biti neevropska kultura, a najmanje je to mogla biti jedna afriþka kultura. Egipatski hiperdifuzionizam Graftona Eliota Smita i Viljema Džejmsa Perija (William James Perry) (Champion 2003) svakako je bio konkurentna teorija ideji klasiþne Grþke kao kolevke civilizacije. Ono što je svakako bio najuoþljiviji problem je hronologija, naime egipatske piramide bile su starije od Partenona.…”

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Ex oriente nigri: “Captain of the Blacks” and the Fabrication of the Minoan Culture

Matić

2022

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Fabrikacija minojske kulture je specifično moderan fenomen u najužoj vezi sa imperijalnim i kolonijalnim osvajanjem i prisvajanjem antičke Grčke. Grčki rat za nezavisnost stvorio je arenu u kojoj je Evropa mogla da se uključi u borbu za svoju kolevku. U ovom radu će u postkolonijalnom ključu freska „Kapetan crnaca“ biti smeštena u kontekst fabrikacije minojske kulture i kolonijalnih narativa koji su u nju upisani. Ova kolonijalna prošlost pojma koji je danas poznat kao minojska kultura igrala je veliku ulogu u definisanju evropske prošlosti, sadašnjosti i budućnosti početkom XX veka. Minojska kultura kao kolonijalna diskurzivna formacija u arheologiji, nastavila je da živi i u okviru kulturnoistorijske arheologije ali i nakon nje. U ovom radu zastupljena je ideja da je rekonstrukcija freske „Kapetan crnaca“ u radu Artura Evansa posledica upravo kolonijalnog rasizma koji akcenat stavlja na boju kože kao na rasnu/etničku kategoriju. Tumačenje da su figure crnog inkarnata na fresci afričkog porekla do sada je retko kritički preispitivano i sukcesivno je preuzimano kao datost.

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Ex oriente nigri: “Captain of the Blacks” and the Fabrication of the Minoan Culture

Matić

2022

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Egyptian Archaeology and Social Anthropology

Bußmann

2015

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The article explores anthropological perspectives on pharaonic Egypt (ca. 3300–332 BCE). Central authority absorbed economic resources via local temples but had no interest in penetrating the minds of the people. The body horizon was the scale within the reach of individuals, underpinned by the organization of thought toward the ego in the center. It is typical of life in villages, where the physical and social experiences of intimacy converged in magical practices. Funerary culture epitomizes the body horizon, and its importance in Egypt reflects the village nature of early Egypt. Kingship is the center of Egypt’s Great Tradition, a term sometimes conflated with elite culture, learned tradition, or literacy. Communication of kingship changes from a funerary-based to a temple-based template reflecting the transition to a more urban society. Diachronic change in the archaeological record is seen as pivotal for exploring the nature of Egyptian society anthropologically.

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A Postcolonial Perspective of a Voyage to Egypt in the Travelogue Under the African Sun by Milorad Rajčević

Matić

2020

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Milorad Rajčević (1890–1964), a famous Serbian traveller, adventurer, and travelogue writer, also went to Egypt in 1921 as part of his world travels. Impressions and experiences from his travels were published consecutively in Belgrade magazine Little Journal and in the form of monographs Under the African Sun (1924 and 1925) and In the Far East (1930). These writings provide us with an important insight into the Serbian bourgeois class image of both ancient Egypt and Egypt in the time Rajčević made his journey. His impressions and experiences from Egypt were transmitted through his travelogue Under the African Sun and were shaped by colonial discourse of a European traveller. It provides us with an insight into the attitudes towards ancient and modern Egypt before academic interest in studying ancient Egyptian past in Serbia. The travelogue contains numerous Orientalist ideas about Arabic population of Egypt. From the point of view of history of archaeology, particularly important are his comments on progress and modernisation. In that context, his comparisons of European with Ancient Egyptian cultural and technical achievements play a significant role. This paper analyses the content of the travelogue Under the African Sun from a postcolonial perspective and argues that although certain ideas inherent to colonial episteme of his time can be recognized, it is not possible to pinpoint the exact sources Rajčević used.

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Egypt and the Diffusion of Culture

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Ex oriente nigri: “Captain of the Blacks” and the Fabrication of the Minoan Culture

Ex oriente nigri: “Captain of the Blacks” and the Fabrication of the Minoan Culture

Egyptian Archaeology and Social Anthropology

A Postcolonial Perspective of a Voyage to Egypt in the Travelogue Under the African Sun by Milorad Rajčević

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