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Can a Cushite Change His Skin? - An Examination of Race, Ethnicity, and Othering in the Hebrew Bible (Hardcover)
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Can a Cushite Change His Skin? - An Examination of Race, Ethnicity, and Othering in the Hebrew Bible (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
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How did the authors of the Hebrew Bible perceive the Cushites?
Sadler demonstrates that the answer to this question provides
insights into the way differences that modern scholars would
classify as "racial" were understood in ancient Israel/Judah. By
examining explicit biblical references to Cush and Cushites, a
nation and people most modern scholars would deem racially "black,"
this book explores the manner by which the authors of the Hebrew
Bible represented the Cushite, and determines whether differences
in human phenotypes facilitated legitimating ideologies that
justified the subjugation of this foreign Other. In order to ground
this analysis, this study investigates how contemporary scholars
have understood "race" and "ethnicity" and proposes working
definitions for these contested terms. In this vein, it offers a
list of constituent elements of racial thought, which were sought
in biblical references to Cush-related terms to determine if they
govern the way biblical authors thought about the Cushites. Sadler
uses historical critical methodologies in the exegesis of biblical
passages containing references to Cush-related terms, often
producing new interpretations of these texts. Sadler's study
reveals that though there were on occasion constituent elements of
racialist thought employed in biblical representations of the
Cushites, there does not appear to have been a coherent system of
racial thought in the Hebrew Bible. Often esteemed by biblical
authors, Cushites were viewed as an ethnic group like most of the
nations mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In fact, this study also
reveals that there was considerable contact between Cushites and
the people of Judah throughout the biblical period. It concludes by
suggesting that biblical scholars need to critically reassess their
understanding of Cushites and the role this people played in the
history of the Levant.
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Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Release date: |
December 2005 |
First published: |
December 2005 |
Authors: |
Rodney S Sadler Jr
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-02960-7 |
Languages: |
English
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Subtitles: |
English
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Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Ethnic studies >
General
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LSN: |
0-567-02960-3 |
Barcode: |
9780567029607 |
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