The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era: The Bible and the Justifications for Slavery

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2009 - History - 217 pages
Weaving together elements of theology, literature and history, this book provides an insight into the ways in which issues of religion, economics and race could collide in the Reformation world.
 

Contents

The Bible and Slavery
1
The Sons of Noah and the Estates of Man
19
Gods Giants and Kings
43
Early Modern Exegesis of Genesis 9
77
Popularizing the Curse of Ham
105
From Myth
141
The SelfInterpreting Bible
171
Bibliography
177
Index
213
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David M. Whitford, United Theological Seminary, USA

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