TY - BOOK AU - Faraji,Salim TI - The roots of Nubian Christianity uncovered: the triumph of the last pharaoh : religious encounters in late Africa SN - 9781592218714 (hard cover) AV - BR1369 .F37 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Trenton PB - Africa World Press KW - Christianity KW - Nubia KW - Inscriptions, Greek KW - Church history KW - Antiquities KW - Kings and rulers KW - Religious aspects N1 - Revised version of the author's dissertation--Claremont Graduate University, 2008; Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-321) and index; Introduction: Formulating an Africana transdisciplinary theory of history: Nubia, the Nile valley and Sudanic Africa as case study -- Pinpointing ancient Nubia's conversion -- "Pagan", Christian, or both? Unearthing the roots of the Nubian king Silko -- The Silko inscription and Nile valley kingship -- King Silko and the legacy of Greco-Africana -- King Silko: aftermath of the Kushite-Roman encounter -- King Silko and the roots of Nubian Christianity ER -