The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era: The Bible and the Justifications for Slavery: 5 (St Andrews Studies in Reformation History)

by David M . Whitford (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2009

  $152.65

  For hundreds of years, the biblical story of the Curse of Ham was marshalled as a justification of serfdom, slavery and human bondage. According to the myth, having seen his father Noah naked, Ham's is cursed to have his descendants be forever slaves. This book explores the Curse of Ham in its Reformation context.