Introduction to Judaism - lecture
General data
Course ID: | 3104-WHLJS-WDJ-OG |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
08.3
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Course title: | Introduction to Judaism - lecture |
Name in Polish: | Wprowadzenie do judaizmu |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of History |
Course groups: |
General university courses General university courses in the humanities |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | elective courses |
Prerequisites (description): | (in Polish) Wykład obowiązkowy dla studentów I roku programu S1-JS Historia i kultura Żydów I stopnia. |
Short description: |
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts of Judaism and to present the most important Jewish festivals and customs, as well as religious factions and movements operating within, or originating from the Jewish tradition. |
Full description: |
During the course the following issues will be discussed: 1. Judaism or Judaisms – general information; history of Judaism (chronological and geographical divisions; ashkanazi and sefaradi Jews and their cultural legacy; Jewish languages literatures; the main epochs and historical events that had an impact on Judaism, e.g., Haskalah, Zionism, Shoah, State of Israel) and the history of research on Judaism; fundamental research problems; 2. Basic concepts of the Jewish tradition (eg. Oral and written Torah, halacha, kashrut, etc.), the Jewish concept of time; the question of calendar; 3. Jewish holidays and rituals: Sabbath, three pilgrim festivals (Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot as well as Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah), high holidays (Rosh Ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur as well as Yamim Noraim), Hanukkah, Purim, Tisha be-Av; 4. The cycle of Jewish life: customs and rituals (circumcision/brit mila, bar/bat mitzvah, traditional education, wedding/chupa and divorce (geth), burial and mourning); 5. Jewish spaces: "kosher" home, synagogue, beit midrash, mikvah, cemetery; 6. Religious currents and movements that originated from or operate within Judaism: Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes; Sabbathaism, Frankism, Hasidism (and mitnagdim), Chabad; Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism, as well as neo-orthodoxy; the Karaite “issue”; Jewish mysticism. |
Bibliography: |
(in Polish) Literatura w zależności od prowadzącego w danym cyklu dydaktycznym. |
Learning outcomes: |
After completing the course the student will: 1. know the most important Jewish holidays and customs, as well as main factions and religious movements within Judaism, and basic concepts and ideas related to this tradition; 2. Correctly use appropriate terms related to the discussed topics; 3. Independently find and use the literature on the subject. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
The final test. It is required to obtain at least 50% of points to pass the test. Grades: 51-60% = 3 61-70% = 3,5 71-80% = 4 81-90% = 4,5 91-99% = 5 100% = 5! Two absences from the classroom are allowed. |
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