HIST-132 Jewish Civilization from the Talmud to the Yishuv
A survey of Jewish history from the Babylonian academies 1100 years ago to the 1930s, seen through the lives of individual people. Focus on how Jews developed a thriving and complex religious civilization while living in minority communities scattered across the world. We will consider religious and intellectual developments under Muslim and Christian rule, the political and social conditions of diaspora, and the impact of modernity. Stress on basic skills in the study of history.
Writing-Intensive (18)
Credits
1
Offered
Spring