This article is part of a series examining the use of the swastika worldwide. With this project, we will once and for all demonstrate that the swastika is a world-wide symbol to which Neo-Nazis and other tribalists have no claim.
Significant amounts of additional information have been added to this article, including more information regarding the swastika's use in ancient Egypt (where it dates back to 2000 BC) and the lower Congo River Basin.
Now that the article is in a more finalized state, it has been moved to its own separate page:
https://aryan-anthropology.blogspot.com/p/african-swastikas.html
In summary, swastikas have been found in cultures throughout Africa. From Egypt and Sudan/Nubia, to the region surrounding Ghana and Nigeria, and throughout Tanzania.
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This blog post will remain as a discussion post for the African Swastikas article. If you know of any additional examples of swastikas in Africa, please share them here. In particular, if you have any knowledge about the swastika's history and usage in Congo or Tanzania, we encourage you to share!
Map showing the approximate locations of the cultures and artifacts mentioned in the article. Mediterranean countries not shown on the map will be examined in a future article, given their historic association with the Mediterranean and Roman cultural sphere.
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https://aryan-anthropology.blogspot.com/p/the-swastika-aryan-symbol.html
The article has now reached version 4. I have cleaned it up a bit and added figure numbers to all the images. This should help when trying to discuss specific artifacts.
ReplyDeleteI have also attempted to make a list of the known names and meanings of the swastika in Africa. If you are familiar with any of these cultures, please help us expand this section:
https://aryan-anthropology.blogspot.com/p/african-swastikas.html#NamesAndMeanings
I have also discovered that cultures who speak languages belonging to the Kwa language family (which includes cultures in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo) are major users of the swastika.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwa_languages
Here is a compilation and discussion of African swastikas that you and your readers might find interesting. I think you can download it free (no spam, etc.): https://www.academia.edu/10304510/Afrikan_Swastikas
ReplyDeleteThis blog post is the basis of the above article, or vice versa: https://selfuni.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/afrikan-swastika/