Africa and the Discovery of America

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Africa and the Discovery of America is a three-volume historical study by Leo Wiener arguing for significant African influence on the pre-Columbian Americas.

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instanceOf book series ⓘ
historical study ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
argues significant African influence on the pre-Columbian Americas ⓘ
associatedWith Harvard University ⓘ
author Leo Wiener ⓘ
catalogedAs Africa and the Discovery of America (book) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
discusses cultural parallels between Africa and the Americas ⓘ
linguistic parallels between African and American languages ⓘ
trans-Atlantic contacts before Columbus ⓘ
fieldOfStudy African studies ⓘ
American studies ⓘ
ethnohistory ⓘ
history ⓘ
focusesOn African cultural influence ⓘ
pre-Columbian Americas ⓘ
format print ⓘ
genre historical analysis ⓘ
scholarly work ⓘ
hasBibliography yes ⓘ
hasPart Africa and the Discovery of America, Volume I ⓘ
Africa and the Discovery of America, Volume II ⓘ
Africa and the Discovery of America, Volume III ⓘ
hasPerspective diffusionist ⓘ
hasTitle Africa and the Discovery of America ⓘ
influencedBy contemporary debates on pre-Columbian contact ⓘ
intendedAudience scholars ⓘ
students of history ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject African history ⓘ
African influence on the Americas ⓘ
Atlantic history ⓘ
history of the Americas ⓘ
pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories ⓘ
notableFor early systematic argument for African pre-Columbian contact with the Americas ⓘ
numberOfVolumes 3 ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
reception considered speculative by many modern scholars ⓘ
controversial among historians ⓘ
relatedWork pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact literature ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

pre-Columbian era ⓘ
usesMethod comparative linguistics ⓘ
comparative philology ⓘ
textual analysis ⓘ

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Leo Wiener → notableWork → Africa and the Discovery of America ⓘ
Africa and the Discovery of America → hasPart → Africa and the Discovery of America, Volume I ⓘ
linked to: Africa and the Discovery of America
Africa and the Discovery of America → hasPart → Africa and the Discovery of America, Volume II ⓘ
linked to: Africa and the Discovery of America
Africa and the Discovery of America → hasPart → Africa and the Discovery of America, Volume III ⓘ
linked to: Africa and the Discovery of America
Africa and the Discovery of America → catalogedAs → Africa and the Discovery of America (book) ⓘ
linked to: Africa and the Discovery of America
Africa and the Discovery of America → hasTitle → Africa and the Discovery of America ⓘ