The Myth of Ham in Nineteenth-Century American Christianity - Race, Heathens, and the People of God (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	S. Johnson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	187
Edition:	2004 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6562-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity
LSN:	1-4039-6562-5
Barcode:	9781403965622

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