Slavery and sacred texts: the Bible, the Constitution, and historical consciousness in antebellum America
In the decades before the Civil War, Americans appealed to the nation's sacred religious and legal texts - the Bible and the Constitution - to address the slavery crisis. The ensuing political debates over slavery deepened interpreters' emphasis on historical readings of the sacred texts,...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Watkins, Jordan, 1983-, Slavery and sacred texts] (2022) (Gutacker, Paul)
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| Series/Journal: | Cambridge historical studies in American law and society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Slavery
/ USA, The United States Constitution (1787)
/ Bible
/ Interpretation of
/ Historical consciousness
/ History 1830-1861
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| Further subjects: | B
United States Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Constitution
B Bible B Slavery and the church History 19th century (United States) B Slavery Religious aspects B Slavery History 19th century (United States) |
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