Culture Beyond Borders: the Amazigh Past of the Canary Islands
- 1 Universidad de La Laguna (España)
ISSN: 2573-2897
Año de publicación: 2017
Volumen: 1
Número: 6
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Journal of Historical Archaeology & Anthropological Sciences
Resumen
The Amazigh people from North Africa settled in the Canarian Archipelago at thebeginnings of the 1st millennium BC and developed a culture on the islands that canbe linked to native North African societies and magical-religious practices associatedwith the religions of the ancient Amazigh. Nevertheless, the research developed duringthe 19th and the beginnings of the 20th centuries underestimated the African roots ofthe Canarian past. This paper analysis the archaeological evidences that reinforcethe African roots of the Canarian indigenous people and the theoretical and politicalreasons that help to understand how the colonial past has played a crucial role in themaking of the image of the Canarian natives.