The Curse of Ham
Subtitle: Race and Slavery in Early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780691114651
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Black studies; History of religion; BCE to c 500 CE; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Genesis 9, 18-25; Religion; Bible; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Jews; Jewish Studies; Ham; Ancient - General; History; Middle Eastern Studies; Religion / History; World History/Comparative History; Attitudes; Public opinion; To 1500; (Biblical figure); Blacks; Blacks in the Bible; O.T
First sentence: HOW DID THE ancient Israelites view the black African?
Description: "In this book, David Goldenberg seeks to discover how dark-skinned peoples, especially black Africans, were portrayed in the Bible and by those who interpreted the Bible - Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Unprecedented in rigor and breadth, his investigation covers a 1,500-year period, from ancient Israel (around 800 B.C.E.) to the eighth century C.E., after the birth of Islam. By tracing the development of anti-Black sentiment during this time, Goldenberg uncovers views about race, color, and slavery that took shape over the centuries - most centrally, the belief that the biblical Ham and his descendants, the black Africans, had been cursed by God with eternal slavery."--Jacket.