The medieval period witnessed innovation in Jewish intellectual activity in the fields of poetry, exegesis, philosophy and mysticism. This course presents an historical overview of the social, economic, communal, political and religious lives of the Jews in the medieval world. Two historical matrices for Jewish life and thought will provide the focus for the course: Christian Europe and the Islamic empires in Baghdad, Cairo and Al-Andalus. In lectures, the students examine the diverse ways in which Judaic culture and religious thought developed in each of these contexts through reading the primary literature and modern commentators.

Lecturer

Professor Zuleika Rodgers

How to apply

Applications can be made in person on Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, room 5042, level 5 of the Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2 or by post before 19 September 2013.

Fee

€150 for the course. For security reasons payment should be by cheque/draft/postal money order only, made payable to Trinity College no. 1 account. A concession rate is available to second and third level students, unemployed persons and those in receipt of a social welfare pension.

Date

Teaching commences during the week beginning 23 September 2013. Please note this is a day-time course.

Duration

The course runs for a total of eleven weeks.

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