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