The curse of Ham : race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Goldenberg, David M., 1947- (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2003)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-378) and indexes.
Keywords: Ham -- (Biblical figure); Bible. -- 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