tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958891010783703648.post4366102599323937645..comments2023-04-01T04:04:41.860-07:00Comments on Aphotic Chronicles: Slavery and ChristianityNellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10755957124638491618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958891010783703648.post-49111446866735930422010-08-22T05:57:07.343-07:002010-08-22T05:57:07.343-07:00you know depending on where you are and who you ta...you know depending on where you are and who you talk to, Islam is marketed as a religion that just simply makes so much sense. haha i've had that said to me a number of times. <br /><br />may i recommend some books? first is 'Slavery and African Life: Occidental, Oriental and African Slave Trades' by Patrick Manning and second is 'The Curse of Ham: Race and Slavery in Early Judaism, Christianity and Islam' by David Goldenberg. there is yet another book i read which was basically a collection of essays on slavery in the 'Muslim world' however the name of the book escapes me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958891010783703648.post-26046142327277098972010-08-17T17:22:03.325-07:002010-08-17T17:22:03.325-07:00thats a really good point i didn't think about...thats a really good point i didn't think about...te variation in the religious practices in the africans from different parts of africa would have made many bonds difficult. <br /><br />and thats so interesting! i never really thought about Islam and slavery. <br />the more i learn about Islam the more i feel like....some of the things in Islam make so much more sense than in Christianity. Islam seems to have so much more logic involved in it than Christinity....<br />thats really interesting...i'm going to go do some research on that. <br />thanks again for a really insightful comment.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755957124638491618noreply@blogger.com