In this course about Jewish mystical tradition or Kabbalah (and What Celebrities Don't Know About It), students will be introduced to the ideology, symbolism, and major themes of Jewish mysticism in the context of Jewish history. Students will survey that tradition using major texts and concepts in chronological order and interpret them in reference to the historical conditions in which the texts were produced, the internal dynamics of Jewish mysticism itself, and the social and psychological functions that mysticism fulfilled and fulfills for its practitioners.
Units
3
Also Offered As
JUS 435, MENA 435
Grade Basis
Regular Grades