ENGL 1340: Mysticism and the Jewish American Tradition (Fall 2019)

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ENGL 1340: Mysticism and the Jewish American Tradition (Fall 2019) Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/20/2019 - 13:46

Explores the mystical tradition within Judaism from ancient times to the present. With roots in the Hebrew Bible, Jewish mysticism is one of the oldest forms of mysticism and has had an influence on some of the greatest philosophical traditions of western civilization.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: JWST 1234
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Additional Information:Arts Sci Core Curr: Ideals and Values
Departmental Category: American Literature

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ENGL 1340-001, 001B: Mysticism and the Jewish American Literary Tradition

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ENGL 1340-001, 001B: Mysticism and the Jewish American Literary Tradition Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/08/2018 - 11:15

Professor Nan Goodman

In this class about Jewish mysticism and the Jewish-American literary tradition, you will enter a world filled with dybbuks and golems, with stories about Ezekiel’s Chariot and the Shekhinah or the female divinity. You will read stories about the creation of the universe about absence, nothingness, and divine constriction that are rarely read in university classrooms. Rooted in the Hebrew Bible and developed over time by the Jewish Kabbalists of the Middle Ages, Jewish mysticism has intersected with many major developments in Western civilization as well as with other religious traditions, including Christianity and Islam. It also pervades much Jewish American literature in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries that deals with spirit possession, false messiahs, and everything in between.

Same as JWST 1234

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