The Myth of Ham in Nineteenth-Century American Christianity: Race, Heathens, and the People of God (2004) (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice)
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- Synopsis
- This monograph is an original study of what is commonly termed the American "myth of Ham". It examines black and white Americans' recourse to the biblical character of Ham as a cultural strategy for explaining racial origins. Previous studies in the area have been restricted to associating the Hamitic idea with pro-slavery arguments, whereas the thesis of this project reveals a fundamental irony: black American Christians who reinforced the meanings of illegitimacy by appealing to Ham as the ancestor of the race.
- Copyright:
- 2004
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- ISBN-13:
- 9781403978691
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781403965622, 9781349999613, 9780230256194
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 02/20/21
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
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- This is a copyrighted book.