A Reply to Spear on Early Swahili History

In regards to Thomas Spear's prior work on the ancestry of the Swahili, including the article "Early Swahili History Reconsidered," Pouwels states he has several doubts about Spear's somewhat controversial views. For one, Spear has been entirely too dismissive of non-Bantu influe...

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Published in:The International journal of African historical studies 2001-01, Vol.34 (3), p.639-646
Main Author: Pouwels, Randall Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
African culture
African history
Anthropology
Bantu
Communications
Criticism
Cultural change
Cultural history
History
History of civilization
Human geography
Language
Language history
Linguistic anthropology
Linguistics
Native peoples
Nurses
Oral tradition
Spear, Thomas C
Swahili
Traditions
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Summary:In regards to Thomas Spear's prior work on the ancestry of the Swahili, including the article "Early Swahili History Reconsidered," Pouwels states he has several doubts about Spear's somewhat controversial views. For one, Spear has been entirely too dismissive of non-Bantu influence on the evolution of Swahili civilization.
ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016
DOI:10.2307/3097558