Heal *yself: Afrocentric Perspectives on the Science & History of ...

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Bryan Ogilvie Dr. Robinson HIS 499-01: Khematology Heal yself: Afrocentric Perspectives on the Science & History of the Healing Arts As Kemet (Ancient Egypt) is where we 'nd the origin of mathematics, astronomy, architecture, bureaucracy, and many other forms of civilization, so did she also give birth to Medicinal science, laying the foundation of Health as we know it. Unfortunately, along with those other sciences, the Ancient African contributions to the Healing Arts have been systematically eliminated from history and scholarship, appropriately 'tting within the context of white supremacy.

• character of the light changes
• kemet
• african healing arts
• berlin papyri dealt with functional research
• minor research outline
• medical system
• medicine
• nature

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• Knowledge
• Imhotep
• Communications
• Source
• Afrika

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• Publié par: orzi
• Nombre de lectures: 36
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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