The hegemony that Gomez confronts directly is the erroneous history and persistent miseducation, particularly of those in the West, which suggests that the history of African descended peoples began with slavery and colonization. This reframing is germane to me as an emerging scholar examining the human search for transcendence by challenging the dominance of Western European concepts and approaches to contemplation and proposing the spiritualities of the African diaspora as distinctly contemplative and classic. Gomez's research, critical examination, and presentation of the worldwide African diaspora has reframed and transformed the discourse on African American cultures. Gomez is a foremost scholar of history with unparalleled expertise in the study of Africa, the Middle East, and Islam. A timely refresh of a hegemonically radical classic, the second edition of Reversing Sail: A History of the African Diaspora maintains its value as a foundational and reliable text on the worldwide African diaspora.
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