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131-134 Philosophies of Jewish History | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-449. Students who have completed 131-449 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr M Baker |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Subject Description | This subject is a study of the various ways in which Jews throughout the ages have attempted to elucidate the meaning of their historical experience. Examples of historical writing from the Bible to the present will be explored, including the writings on history of Walter Benjamin and Sigmund Freud. Students should complete the subject with a knowledge of issues as: history and ideology, questions of causality and periodisation in Jewish history, teleology and messianic perspectives, interpretations of religion, nationality and culture in Jewish historiography. Students will explore Jewish perspectives on the writing of history, how the evolution of different traditions of Jewish historiography evolved and the impact of modernity on Jewish historical writing. |
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