3 options
The curse of Ham : race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / David M. Goldenberg.
Van Pelt Library BS580.H27 G65 2003
Available
LIBRA BS580.H27 G65 2003
Available from offsite location
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BS580.H27 G65 2003
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldenberg, David M., 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ham (Biblical figure).
- Ham.
- Bible. Genesis 9, 18-25--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--To 1500.
- Bible.
- Black people in the Bible.
- Black people--Public opinion--History--To 1500.
- Black people.
- Jews--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
- Jews.
- Christians--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
- Christians.
- Muslims--Attitudes--History--To 1500.
- Muslims.
- Slavery--Justification--History.
- Slavery.
- Black race--Color.
- Black race.
- Slavery--Justification.
- History.
- Muslims--Attitudes.
- Christians--Attitudes.
- Jews--Attitudes.
- Black people--Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- "A great book on a great topic. It is great both for what it does and what it does not do. What it does is to survey, consider, annotate, and analyze every Jewish text that refers to, or can be thought to refer to, black/dark skin or Black Africans. And yet it does not engage in polemics or apologetics."--Shaye J. D. Cohen, Harvard University, author of "The Beginnings of Jewishness
- "A truly stunning work and a masterpiece of its kind. David Goldenberg goes far beyond anyone else in offering the most comprehensive, convincing, and important analysis I've read on interpretations of the famous Curse and, generally, of blackness and slavery. His research is breathtaking. It yields almost definitive answers to many longstanding debates over early attitudes toward dark skin."--David Brion Davis, Yale University, author of In the "Image of God: Religion, Moral Values, and Our Heritage of Slavery
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 069111465X
- OCLC:
- 51040724
- Online:
- Publisher description
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.