Noah's Curse The Biblical Justification of American Slavery

Name: Noah's Curse The Biblical Justification of American Slavery
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ISBN: 9780195313079

ISBN-10: 0195313070

ISBN-13: 9780195313079

Edition: N/A

Authors: Stephen R. Haynes

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"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.

Book details

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Noah's Curse



Setting the Stage



Characters in the Postdiluvian Drama



The Legend of Noah and His Sons



The Legend of Nimrod and His Tower



Honor and Order



Noah's Curse and the Southern Defense of Slavery



Noah's Curse and the Southern Defense of Slavery



Nimrod Comes to America



Noah's Camera



Genesis 9-11 and Benjamin Morgan Palmer



Honor, Order, and Mastery in Palmer's Biblical Imagination



Noah's Camera in the Twentieth Century



Redeeming the Curse



Readings and Counterreadings



Ham as Victim



Racism, Religion, and Responsible Scholarship


Notes


Bibliography


Index