HIST380 - MOD JEW INTEL & CULT HIS

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
HIST380 - MOD JEW INTEL & CULT HIS
Term
2013C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST380401
Meeting times
TR 0300PM-0430PM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 215
Instructors
RUDERMAN, DAVID B.
Description
An overview of Jewish intellectual and cultural history from the late 18th century until the present. The course considers the Jewish enlightenment Reform, Conservative and Neo-Orthodox Judaism, Zionist and Jewish Socialist thought, and Jewish thought in the 20th century, particularly in the context of the Holocaust. Readings of primary sources including Mendelsohn, Geiger, Hirsch, Herzl, Achad-ha-Am, Baeck, Buber, Kaplan, and others. No previous background is required.
Course number only
380
Cross listings
JWST380401RELS320401
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false