Overlapping Spheres: Jewish Life in Early Modern Europe
HIST 306
Spring 2016
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| Crosslisting:
CJST 306 |
| Certificates: Jewish and Israel Studies, International Relations |
Examining primary and secondary sources (relating to c. 1500-1750), we will consider multiple aspects of the ways Jews lived among their Christian neighbors--peacefully, antagonistically, and in myriad combinations of those poles--during this exciting crossroads between traditional society and the beginnings of what came to be called, "modernity," an age that included the wide-scale adoption of movable-type print, increasing use of the written vernacular, changing gender roles, Protestant challenge to Catholic hegemony, and the rise of capitalism, absolutism, and toleration. We will also consider the transitional time at the end of this period, including the question, "What is Jewish modernity and when did it happen?" We will not deal in-depth with the modern period per se. In the course of our study, we will pay careful attention to the different approaches historians have taken to writing about this period in Jewish history. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Abrahams, Beth-Zion, ed., MEMOIRES OF GLIKL OF HAMELN
Biale, David, ed., CULTURES OF THE JEWS, vol. 2, "DIVERSITIES OF DIASPORA"
Bonfil, Robert, JEWISH LIFE IN RENAISSANCE ITALY
Israel, Jonathan, EUROPEAN JEWRY IN THE AGE OF MERCANTILISM
Katz, Jacob, TRADITION AND CRISIS
Liberles, Robert, JEWS WELCOME COFFEE
Rosman, M., THE LORD'S JEWS
Ruderman, David B. EARLY MODERN JEWRY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Research paper, to be written in stages throughout the semester
Participation
Additional short writing assignments and/or reading responses |
| Instructor(s): Greenblatt,Rachel Times: ....R.. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK412; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 14 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: 2 |
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