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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kalonji: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: [qb] On the Ganges etymology tip. I haven't looked into much but it seems to be a case of misplaced documentation. [b]Purchas[/b] dates back to the days of earliest Euro exploration but I can't find the quote in [i]Pilgrmages[/i]. Thing is, though I can't find Afrocentricists using it but Rashidi does in VanSertima's journals. I fault him with not critiquing Rogers which he should've done. It's necessary to check the references before rehashing stuff to see if it's downlevel. This was my complaint against Chandler with relying on esotericist definition on Tamehu instead of verifying it himself via an AEL dictionary or lexicon. [/qb][/QUOTE]When it comes to contradicting evidence you practice what you preach. I guess I was wrong about accusing you of intending to distort excerpts earlier. It is interesting to learn where these ideas originated and how they ended up in the books of these people who may or may not have identified as Afrocentrists, whatever one wishes to associate with it: Asantes direction, or the definition that makes it and Eurocentrism different sides of the same coin. Obviously, I subscribe to the latter, but I don't necessarily chastise these scholars, because like I've said earlier, they could only work with what was known in that era. With that having said, I do think that there was some ego involved besides errors, and this is where it's justified to hold them accountable just like we do with Eurocentrics. Some things were verifiable in their times, yet they still chose to accept them and spread them as truths. For example, common logic suggest that it is impossible for one nation (Ethiopians per Rogers) to educate the entire world on what's right and what's wrong. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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