Medieval Africa

Gone Medieval

History Hit

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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It’s no secret that Africa’s early history is documented quite differently from its European counterparts, relying instead on elements such as oral traditions and art. Anthropologist and historian, Luke Pepera, studies the true histories, mythologies, and cultures of Africa. He joins Matt in this episode to explore what these materials can tell us about Medieval Africa. They delve into the identities and societies of the continent, examining its international connections, trade transport, and wealth, and how all of this is reflected in the life of Mansa Musa. To hear more from Luke, check out this documentary on History Hit: https://access.historyhit.com/videos/africa-written-out-of-history

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1:36.5	Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Matt Lewis and on today's
1:40.6	show, I'm delighted to be joined by Luke Pepperer, who's here to discuss medieval Africa.
1:45.9	I have to confess that I come to my medieval history from a very Anglo-centric point of
1:51.0	view and when I look for context, it's rarely much further than southern Europe. So I'm
1:55.8	coming to medieval African history from a place of ignorance here and looking to learn
2:00.1	a lot from Luke as we go through these stories of medieval Africa today. So thank you very
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