The curse of Ham in the early modern era
Subtitle: the Bible and the justifications for slavery
By: David M. Whitford.
Series: St. Andrews studies in Reformation history
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Ltd.; Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780754666257
Subjects: Ham -- (Biblical figure); Slavery in the Bible; Slavery -- Justification -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: The Bible and slavery; title: The sons of Noah and the estates of man; title: Gods, giants, and kings; title: Losing Canaan : early modern exegesis of Genesis 9; title: This heavy curse : popularizing the curse of Ham; title: Cursed be Ham the father of Canaan : from myth to reality; title: The self-interpreting Bible.