Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) |
Series |
Religion in America series |
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Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
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Contents |
1. Setting the stage -- Part I: Characters in the postdiluvian drama -- 2. A black sheep in the (second) first family: the legend of Noah and his sons -- 3. Unauthorized biography: the legend of Nimrod and his tower -- Part II: Honor and order -- 4. Original dishonor: Noah's curse and the southern defense of slavery -- 5. Original disorder: Noah's curse and the southern defense of slavery -- 6. Grandson of disorder: Nimrod comes to America -- Part III: Noah's camera -- 7. Noah's sons in New Orleans: Genesis 9-11 and Benjamin Morgan Palmer -- 8. Honor, order, and mastery in Palmer's biblical imagination -- 9. Beyond slavery, beyond race: Noah's camera in the twentieth century -- Part IV: Redeeming the curse -- 10. Challenging the curse: readings and counterreadings -- 11. Redeeming the curse: ham as victim -- 12. Conclusion: Racism, religion, and responsible scholarship |
Summary |
In Noah's Curse, Stephen Haynes explores the historical context of slavery. The author identifies the manner in which the great and good interpreted the story in Genesis to provide free labour and a scriptural justification for the Black Holocaust |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-313) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Ham (Biblical figure)
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SUBJECT |
Ham (Biblical figure) fast |
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Bible. Genesis, IX-XI -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Genesis 9,25. swd |
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Slavery -- Justification.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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Slavery -- Justification
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Begründung
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Sklaverei
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Slavernij.
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Rechtvaardiging.
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Bijbel.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Church history.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139926
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Subject |
United States
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USA
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Genre/Form |
Church history
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
142940518X |
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9781429405188 |
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0195142799 |
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9780195142792 |
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