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Noah's curse : the biblical justification of American slavery /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haynes, Stephen R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
Subjects:
Bible. > Genesis, IX-XI > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Ham > (Biblical figure)
Genesis 9,25.
Slavery > Justification.
United States > Church history.
Esclavage > Justification.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Slavery > Justification
United States
Begründung
Sklaverei
USA
Slavernij.
Rechtvaardiging.
Bijbel.
Electronic books.
Church history
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.