Course information |
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Title |
Introduction to Hungarian Jewish Studies |
Lecturer |
Norbert Glässer |
Course code |
XSE 021– |
Credit |
4 credits |
Location |
Bálint Sándor lecture room |
Time |
the timetable is determined by the teacher latter |
Course description |
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Short description |
During the course students will get a general insight into the history of the Hungarian Jewish Studies. We get acquainted with historical, folklore and anthropological approaches. |
Schedule |
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Semester |
autumn 2018/2019 |
Requirements |
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Requirements to get the grade |
Students should write an essay or take an exam. |
Reading list |
Schieber, Alexander 1985: Essays on Jewish Folklore and Comparative Literature. Literature about the Wissenschaft des Judentums. Hasan-Rokem, Galit 2005: Jewish Folklore and Ethnography In: Martin Goodman (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies. New York, 956–973. Hyman, Paula E. 1993: Traditionism and Village Jews in 19th-Century Western and Central Europe: Local Persistence and Urban Nostalgia. In: Jack Wertheimer (ed.): The Uses of Tradition. Jewish Continuity in the Modern Era. The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York–Jerusalem, 191–201. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara 1998: Exhibiting Jews = Desitnation Culture. Tourism, Museums and Heritage. Berkely–Los Angeles–London, 79–89. |
Suggested reading list |
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