The curse of Ham : [manuscript] : race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam /
Goldenberg, David M., 1947-
The curse of Ham : race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / [manuscript] : David M. Goldenberg. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003. - xv, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-378) and indexes.
Biblical Israel : the land of Kush -- Biblical Israel : the people of Kush -- Postbiblical Israel : black Africa -- Postbiblical Israel : black Africans -- The color of women -- The color of health -- The colors of mankind -- The colored meaning of Kushite in postbiblical literature -- Evidence for black slaves in Israel -- Was Ham black? -- "Ham sinned and Canaan was cursed?" -- The curse of Ham -- The curse of Cain -- The new world order : humanity by physiognomy -- Jewish views of black Africans and the development of anti-black sentiment in western thought -- When is a Kushite not a Kushite? Cases of mistake identity -- Kush/Ethiopia and India.
069111465X (hbk, alk. paper)
2002042713
Ham (Biblical figure)
Bible.--Genesis, IX, 18-25--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--To 1500.
Blacks in the Bible.
Blacks--Public opinion--History--To 1500.
Jews--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
Christians--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
Muslims--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
Slavery--Justification--History.
Black race--Color.
BS580.H27 / G65 2003
291.1/7834896
The curse of Ham : race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / [manuscript] : David M. Goldenberg. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003. - xv, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-378) and indexes.
Biblical Israel : the land of Kush -- Biblical Israel : the people of Kush -- Postbiblical Israel : black Africa -- Postbiblical Israel : black Africans -- The color of women -- The color of health -- The colors of mankind -- The colored meaning of Kushite in postbiblical literature -- Evidence for black slaves in Israel -- Was Ham black? -- "Ham sinned and Canaan was cursed?" -- The curse of Ham -- The curse of Cain -- The new world order : humanity by physiognomy -- Jewish views of black Africans and the development of anti-black sentiment in western thought -- When is a Kushite not a Kushite? Cases of mistake identity -- Kush/Ethiopia and India.
069111465X (hbk, alk. paper)
2002042713
Ham (Biblical figure)
Bible.--Genesis, IX, 18-25--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--To 1500.
Blacks in the Bible.
Blacks--Public opinion--History--To 1500.
Jews--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
Christians--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
Muslims--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
Slavery--Justification--History.
Black race--Color.
BS580.H27 / G65 2003
291.1/7834896