Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American SlaveryOxford University Press, 2002 M03 28 - 322 pages "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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... Century Virginia Beth Barton Schweiger Black Zion: African American Religious Encounters with Judaism Edited by Yvonne Chireau and Nathaniel Deutsch Religion and Sex in American Public Life Edited by Kathleen M. Sands Transgressing the ...
... Century Virginia Beth Barton Schweiger Black Zion: African American Religious Encounters with Judaism Edited by Yvonne Chireau and Nathaniel Deutsch Religion and Sex in American Public Life Edited by Kathleen M. Sands Transgressing the ...
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... century after his death, it is impossible to ignore Palmer's theological myopia. In fact, any honest reckoning of Palmer's legacy must conclude that despite the respect and recognition accorded him during his lifetime, he was profoundly ...
... century after his death, it is impossible to ignore Palmer's theological myopia. In fact, any honest reckoning of Palmer's legacy must conclude that despite the respect and recognition accorded him during his lifetime, he was profoundly ...
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... Century, 161 PART IV. RE DEEMING THE CU RSE 10. Challenging the Curse: Readings and Counterreadings, 177 11. Redeeming the Curse: Ham as Victim, 201 12. Conclusion: Racism, Religion, and Responsible Scholarship, 220 Notes, 223 ...
... Century, 161 PART IV. RE DEEMING THE CU RSE 10. Challenging the Curse: Readings and Counterreadings, 177 11. Redeeming the Curse: Ham as Victim, 201 12. Conclusion: Racism, Religion, and Responsible Scholarship, 220 Notes, 223 ...
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... centuries of the common era. What became the conventional “three son, three continent view” was elaborated by Alcuin (732–804) and refined in the twelfth century by Peter Comester (ca. 1100–1179). But these medieval associations were ...
... centuries of the common era. What became the conventional “three son, three continent view” was elaborated by Alcuin (732–804) and refined in the twelfth century by Peter Comester (ca. 1100–1179). But these medieval associations were ...
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... century, the same intellectual and social forces that contributed to the racialization of Noah's prophecy came to bear on Genesis 10, which was consistently read as an account of humanity's racial origins and as proof that “racial ...
... century, the same intellectual and social forces that contributed to the racialization of Noah's prophecy came to bear on Genesis 10, which was consistently read as an account of humanity's racial origins and as proof that “racial ...
Contents
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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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