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department Jewish Studies (X) |
This course introduces the diverse histories, beliefs, and practices of Jews. The goal of this course is to provide both historical and social contexts for the varieties of Judaism comprising the contemporary tapestry of modern Jewish identities. The course is divided into roughly two parts:
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This course is designed primarily for undergraduates with little or no prior acquaintance with the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible or the academic study of religion. It involves systematic, careful reading and evaluation of representative portions of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible-sacred literature for approximately one third of all human communities-and introduces methods and techniques for its critical study. The course seeks to dispel ignorance regarding the origins, contents, history and significance of the Hebrew Bible and equips students to make informed reactions to the claims modem readers make concerning its meaning and purpose. In the process, students develop (or heighten) a sensitivity to issues in the study of religion generally, and the religious ideas of ancient Israelites specifically.
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The emergence of classical Judaism from its biblical context to its place at the time of early Christianity, with special attention to the world of sectarian Judaism (The Dead Sea Scrolls) and archaeology.
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An historical survey of the main trends in Jewish Mysticism or Kabbalah from rabbinic times down to the Hasidic movement. Direct experience with the classical texts, e.g. the Zohar supplies the raw data for interpretive analysis of how the mystical doctrines and practices grew out of non-mystical Judaism, and how they in turn profoundly shaped the content and intellectual history of Judaism. A central concern will be the correlation of Jewish social history with the mystical developments in belief, ritual, and attitudes toward the societies in which Jews lived. Major emphasis on the Medieval and Renaissance periods is to be noted, as are the methodological application of literary criticism and the psychology of religious experience.
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Introduction to modern Hebrew literature and Israeli culture. Emphasis on critical reading of literary and cultural texts, including prose, poetry, drama, and film. Conducted in Hebrew.
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Issues of representing the Holocaust in Israel through various cultural media, such as literature, film, criticism, historiography, legal documents, and music. The limits of representation: the historical and ideological deployment of Holocaust representation in different cultural contexts.
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This course introduces students to Israeli and Palestinian culture, politics, and society and the central historical events of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Our examination follows a historical progression, beginning with early Zionist settlement in Palestine in the late nineteenth century and concluding with the Peace Process of the 1990s, the second Palestinian uprising (Intifada), the
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Issues of representing the Holocaust through various cultural media, such as literature, criticism, film, art, music, and the most recent wave of memorials and museums to be built in America, Europe, and Israel. The limits of representation; the historical and ideological deployment of Holocaust representation in different cultural contexts. Same as AALL 156 but requires extra assignments
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