Religion, Race, and the Wife of Ham
The article focuses on the scholarly neglect of the interpretation of Naamah as the wife of Ham, which has played a role in anti-Catholic religious polemics in England and U.S. It informs on the influence of the Anglican bishop Richard Cumberland's interpretation of Naamah as the wife of Ham in...
| Published in: | The journal of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
University of Chicago Press
[2020]
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| In: |
The journal of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Fletcher, John 1791-1862, Studies on slavery
/ Great Britain
/ USA
/ Naama, Biblical person
/ Ham Biblical character
/ Idolatry
/ Anti-catholicism
/ Racism
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society HB Old Testament KBF British Isles KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Anti-Catholicism
B STUDIES on Slavery (Book) B Wives B Polemics B Slavery in the Bible |
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| Summary: | The article focuses on the scholarly neglect of the interpretation of Naamah as the wife of Ham, which has played a role in anti-Catholic religious polemics in England and U.S. It informs on the influence of the Anglican bishop Richard Cumberland's interpretation of Naamah as the wife of Ham in his anti-Catholic polemic. It also informs on her marriage to Hamin anti-miscegenation and proslavery readings of the curse of Ham in the U.S. focusing on John Fletcher's book "Studies on Slavery." |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/708896 |