Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American SlaveryOxford University Press, 28/03/2002 - 322 من الصفحات "A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren." So reads Noah's curse on his son Ham, and all his descendants, in Genesis 9:25. Over centuries of interpretation, Ham came to be identified as the ancestor of black Africans, and Noah's curse to be seen as biblical justification for American slavery and segregation. Examining the history of the American interpretation of Noah's curse, this book begins with an overview of the prior history of the reception of this scripture and then turns to the distinctive and creative ways in which the curse was appropriated by American pro-slavery and pro-segregation interpreters. |
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... called curse of Ham to justify the South's peculiar institution. When I indicated my desire to learn more about Palmer and his proslavery worldview, Valarie suggested I consult the “Palmer Memorial Tablet” that hangs in a dimly lit ...
... called curse of Ham to justify the South's peculiar institution. When I indicated my desire to learn more about Palmer and his proslavery worldview, Valarie suggested I consult the “Palmer Memorial Tablet” that hangs in a dimly lit ...
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... . Secondary literature on the religious justification for slavery is voluminous. Two studies were particularly helpful as I began to explore the so-called curse of Ham and its role in American racial discourse. The vii.
... . Secondary literature on the religious justification for slavery is voluminous. Two studies were particularly helpful as I began to explore the so-called curse of Ham and its role in American racial discourse. The vii.
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... called Table of Nations in Genesis 10, Bible readers have discovered both a catalog of Noah's descendants and a description of the earth's repopulation following the Deluge. Readings of Genesis 10 as a divinely directed dispersion are ...
... called Table of Nations in Genesis 10, Bible readers have discovered both a catalog of Noah's descendants and a description of the earth's repopulation following the Deluge. Readings of Genesis 10 as a divinely directed dispersion are ...
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... called curse of Ham as a biblical justification for racial slavery is, of course, an essential part of our story. The tale itself—related in Genesis 9:20–27—most likely reflects conditions in the tenth century B. . ., specifically the ...
... called curse of Ham as a biblical justification for racial slavery is, of course, an essential part of our story. The tale itself—related in Genesis 9:20–27—most likely reflects conditions in the tenth century B. . ., specifically the ...
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... called Hamitic myth was first invoked as a justification for human thralldom. In fact, it appears that race and slavery were first consciously combined in readings of Genesis 9 by Muslim exegetes during the ninth and tenth centuries ...
... called Hamitic myth was first invoked as a justification for human thralldom. In fact, it appears that race and slavery were first consciously combined in readings of Genesis 9 by Muslim exegetes during the ninth and tenth centuries ...
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HONOR AND ORDER | 63 |
NOAHS CAMERA | 123 |
REDEEMING THE CURSE | 175 |
Notes | 223 |
Bibliography | 299 |
Index | 314 |
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