The Myth of Ham in Nineteenth-Century American Christianity: Race, Heathens, and the People of God

(Part of the Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice Series)

by Sylvester Johnson and S. Johnson

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1403965625

ISBN13:9781403965622

Release Date:December 2004

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:187 Pages

Weight:0.77 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.5"

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The Myth of Ham in Nineteenth-Century American Christianity: Race, Heathens, and the People of God

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