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Class number:
2257
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Title: Jewish Spirituality &Mysticism |
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Department: Religious Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 5 |
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Available seats: 14 |
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Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, SH - S205 |
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Instructor(s): Steiner, Benjamin |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
Course Description:
An examination of the secret speculative theologies of Judaism from late antiquity to the present. The course will touch upon the full range of Jewish mystical experience: visionaries, ascetics, ecstatics, theosophists, rationalists, messianists, populists, and pietists. Readings will include classical texts (such as the Zohar) and modern secondary studies. |