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Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery

by Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery

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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.

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  • Oxford University Press Brand
  • Mar 28, 2002 Pub Date:
  • 0195142799 ISBN-10:
  • 9780195142792 ISBN-13:
  • English Language
  • 6.2 in * 1.2 in * 9.3 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: