Obenga has advocated a number of fringe ideas such as a negroegyptian language family negroegyptien, which includes all languages of africa apart from berber, semitic, and khoi and san, an approach that he shares with cheikh anta diop. Em seus estudos, elae enfatizou a contribuicao da africa e, em particular, da africa negra, a cultura e a civilizacao mundiais. During his student days, cheikh anta diop was an avid political activist. It was also in 1974 that diop and theophile obenga collectively and soundly reaffirmed the african origin of pharaonic egyptian civilization at a unesco sponsored symposium in cairo, egypt. The cultural unity of black africa, the domains of. In 1974, cheikh anta diop was one of about 20 participants in a unesco symposium in cairo, where alongside theophile obenga from drc, still alive, and a few others he established the african origin of the ancient egyptian civilization and led all. Theophile obenga project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Similar claims have been made by other bantuspeaking populations cf. Theophile obenga is the author of ancient egypt and black africa 3. Often, theophile obenga is regarded as a second fiddle to cheikh anta who was really an enormous multidisciplinary master. Cheikh anta diop 29 december 1923 7 february 1986 was a afrocentric 1 historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human races origins and precolonial african culture.
Diop in particular has had an intellectual impact on african historiography and in the area of. Obenga is the leading continental scholar in the diopian school, and much like diop, his work has. No egito, foi possivel conceber diferentes fontes historicas. Theophile obenga born 1936 in the republic of the congo is professor emeritus in the. Cheikh anta diop biography cheikh anta diop was born in diourbel, senegal on december 29, 1923 to an aristocratic muslim wolof family where he was educated in a traditional islamic school. The cultural unity of black africa, the domains of matriarchy and of patriarchy in classical antinquity, by cheik anta diop. Conceptions of history in the works of cheikh anta diop and. English to be devoted to an analysis and examination of the historical and linguistic studies of cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga. Obenga takes issue with the term afroasiatic and states that the term is only a scientific invention and that the egyptian language was never reconstructed following the methods of. Temple university a philadelphie, aux usa, legyptologie et l. This is the first published book in english to be devoted to an analysis and examination of the historical and linguistic studies of cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga. Cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga, by chris gray. Ebook cheikh anta diop as pdf download portable document format. O sentido da luta contra o africanismo eurocentrista wook.
A partir disso emerge uma tese revolucionaria sobre o fenotipo negro dos egipcios antigos. Diop in particular has had an intellectual impact on african historiography and in the area of egyptology, but this impact has been established primarily. After koranic, followed by primary and secondary frenchschool studies in senegal, cheikh anta diop will be endowed with a double higher training in human sciences and in natural sciences in. This is a great book written by a truly intellectual genius of his own rank. Cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga must be viewed as the first serious and penetrating account of the work of both scholars. In 1981, diops last major work translated in english, civilization or barbarism.
Cheikh anta diop was born on december 29, 1923, in the village of caytou located in the region of diourbel,senegal approximately 150 km south of dakar. Though diop is sometimes referred to as an afrocentrist, he predates the concept and thus was not himself an afrocentric scholar. Il faut reconnaitre a cheikh anta diop le merite davoir rappele a. Chris gray, conceptions of history in the works of cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga karnak house, 1989, 11155. Cheikh anta diop project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Conceptions of history in the works of cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga name author. For the people interview with dr cheikh anta diop african origin of. Theophile obenga4 classifica como memoria mais arquivada do mundo.
Largument linguistique chez cheikh anta diop et ses. This is the first published book in english to be devoted to an analysis and. Patriarchy in classical antinquity, by cheik anta diop. The cultural unity of black africa, the domains of matriarchy. His family was part of the mouride sect, the only independent muslim group in africa according to diop. This book, the first in a series of work on africans, whose life and thought have left a major impact on the world, is devoted to the senegalese physicist, historian and linguist, dr. Obenga takes issue with the term afroasiatic and states that the family is a scientific invention. Isbn 2747539202 pt boubacar namory keita, cheikh anta diop. Diops work was greatly controversial during his lifetime and has been criticized by a number of scholars. Cheikh anta diop download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. But obenga is also a great intellectual with an immense array of knowledge in linguistics, philosophy, history and pure science.
Theophile obenga, frankfurter afrikanistische blatter, 8, p. Cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga, londres, karnak house, 1989, 155 pages, photo. To the memory of cheikh anta diop and alexis kagame. Cheikh anta diop, who was born in diourbel, senegal on december 29, 1923, and died in dakar on february 7, 1986. We also have many ebooks and user guide is also related with precolonial black africa cheikh anta diop pdf.
Theophile mwene ndzale obenga, ne a mbaya, republique du congo, le 2 fevrier 1936, est egyptologue, linguiste et historien. Obenga is the leading continental scholar in the diopian school, and much like diop, his work has impacted upon afrocentric scholars in the united states. He makes me see the correlation between ancient egypt and africa and more importantly, he provides me with ideas and concepts on how to establish sound social. Conceptions of history in the works of cheikh anta diop. A companion to african philosophy edited by kwasi wiredu. Diop in particular has had an intellectual impact on african. The pharaoh of knowledge cheikh anta diop, free speech mauritania 2006. Pdf to western scholars, africa has no history no philosophy and as such do not possess the cognitive power of philosophizing. From january 28 to february 3, 1974 at cairo, egypt, theophile obenga accompanied cheikh anta diop as africas representatives to the unesco symposium on the peopling of ancient egypt and the deciphering of the meroitic script. Gratuit senghor voulait qu on soit tous des senghor cairn info.
In 1981, diop s last major work translated in english, civilization or barbarism. Cheikh anta diop university formerly known as the university of dakar, in dakar. However, diopian thought, as it is called, is paradigmatic to. Au xxe siecle, le debat rebondit apres le blackout colonial. Cheikh anta diop and theophile obenga are major advocates of this school of thought. From 1950 to 1953 he was the secretarygeneral of the rassemblement democratique africain rda and helped establish the first panafrican student congress in paris in 1951. Books by theophile obenga author of african philosophy. You can read online cheikh anta diop here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. Ebook cheikh anta diop as pdf download portable document. Cheikh anta diop 29 december 1923 7 february 1986 was a senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human races origins and precolonial african culture. This meeting remains one of the single most important and famous. O sentido da luta contra o africanismo eurocentrista.