Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery (Religion in America)

EEn......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
1: Setting the Stage......Page 18
Part I: Characters in the Postdiluvian Drama......Page 36
2: A Black Sheep in the (Second) First Family: the Legend of Noah and His Sons......Page 38
3: Unauthorized Biography: The Legend of Nimrod and His Tower......Page 56
Part II: Honor and Order......Page 78
4: Original Dishonor: Noah\'s Curse and the Southern Defense of Slavery......Page 80
5: Original Disorder: Noah\'s Curse and the Southern Defense of Slavery......Page 102
6: Grandson of Disorder: Nimrod Comes to America......Page 120
Part III: Noah\'s Camera......Page 138
7: Noah’s Sons in New Orleans: Genesis 9-11 and Benjamin Morgan Palmer......Page 140
8: Honor, Order, and Mastery in Palmer’s Biblical Imagination......Page 161
9: Beyond Slavery, Beyond Race: Noah\'s Camera in the Twentieth Century......Page 176
Part IV: Redeeming the Curse......Page 190
10: Challenging the Curse: Readings and Counterreadings......Page 192
11: Redeeming the Curse: Ham as Victim......Page 216
12: Conclusion......Page 235
Notes......Page 238
Bibliography......Page 314
Index......Page 329