A Response to Christopher Ehret's "Bantu Expansions"

A Response to Christopher Ehret's "Bantu Expansions"

In regards to Christopher Ehret's article and recent book "An African Classical Age," Chami states that Ehret's work provides an interesting stepping-stone to a better understanding of the past Bantu-speaking world. Scholars who have been tired of repetitive one "massive Ban...

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Veröffentlicht in:The International journal of African historical studies 2001-01, Vol.34 (3), p.647-651
1. Verfasser: Chami, Felix A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African culture
Anthropology
Archaeological research
Archaeology
Bantu
Coasts
Communications
Ehret, Christopher
History
History of technology
Human geography
Ironworking
Language
Language change
Language history
Linguistics
Literary criticism
Native peoples
Population movements
Pottery
Stone age
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zusammenfassung:In regards to Christopher Ehret's article and recent book "An African Classical Age," Chami states that Ehret's work provides an interesting stepping-stone to a better understanding of the past Bantu-speaking world. Scholars who have been tired of repetitive one "massive Bantu movement theory" are relieved that Ehret argues that there was no one great Bantu expansion.
ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016
DOI:10.2307/3097559