The Curse of Ham : race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / David M. Goldenberg.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern worldPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2003.Description: xv, 448 p. 24 cmISBN:
  • 069111465X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 291.1 G566c
Contents:
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.
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Books Books Tantur Ecumenical Institute Library Main Collection (Lower Floor) 291.1 G566c (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

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.

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