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The Myth Of Ham In Nineteenth-century American Christianity - ENG

Race, Heathens, And The People Of God

S. Johnson

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ISBN:	9781403978691
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Historia
Subtema:	Américas (Norte, Central, Sur, Indias occidentales)
Año de publicación:	2004-12-02

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.

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