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Academic Year 2002/2003

Major Issues in Jewish History II: From the 16th century to Modern Times
HIST 248 SP
Crosslistings:
RELI 262
Clusters:

Jewish and Israel Studies

HIST247 is not required for this course.

This is a sequence to the HIST 247 course, but HIST 247 is not a prerequisite. It will cover period from late medieval/early modern times to modernity. It will explore such issues in Jewish history as the Enlightenment (Haskalah), embourgeoisment, modern anti-Semitism etc. in both east and west. The course will require regular attendance and intensive reading of both primary and secondary sources.

MAJOR READINGS

P. Mendes-Flohr/J. Reinharz THE JEW IN THE MODERN WORLD
J. Marcus JEW IN THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
G. Scholem MAJOR TRENDS IN JEWISH MYSTICISM
J. Cohen ESSENTIAL PAPERS ON JUDAISM & CHRISTIANITY IN CRISIS
E. Fram IDEALS FACE REALITY
M. Meyer THE ORIGINS OF MODERN JEW
M. Kaplan THE MAKING OF JEWISH MIDDLE CLASS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

midterm and final exams: one 15 pp. paper

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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