060027 SE Women in Ancient Judaism (2018S)

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5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie

Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Th 01.02.2018 00:01 to Su 11.03.2018 23:59
Deregistration possible until Sa 24.03.2018 23:59

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Armin Lange

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Wednesday
    07.03.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    14.03.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    11.04.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    18.04.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    25.04.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    09.05.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    16.05.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    23.05.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    30.05.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    06.06.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    13.06.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    20.06.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
    
    Wednesday
    27.06.
    10:00 - 11:30
    Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

What was the role of women in Ancient Judaism? This semiar studies the reception of biblical matriarchs, legendary heroines like Ruth and Esther, the manuscript finds from Qumran and other sites around the Dead Sea. Women like Babatha, the Jewish Queen Alexandra Salome, illustrate how Jewesses lived and thrived in the ancient male dominated world.

Assessment and permitted materials

Presentation as well as active and regular attendance

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

By the end of the term, students will understand the role of women in Ancient Judaism and will be able to study the ancient sources critically.

Examination topics

Analysis and discussion of key sources, oral presentations, and written papers of the participants

Reading list

A. Bach (Hg.), Women in the Hebrew Bible, 1999
B. Halpern Amaru, The Empowerment of Women in the Book of Jubilees, 1999
T. Ilan, Silencing the Queen, 2006
S.L. James and S. Dillon, eds., A Companion to Women in the Ancient World, 2012.
I. Sassoon, The Status of Women in Jewish Tradition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2011
C. Wassen, Women in the Damascus Document, 2006

Association in the course directory

BA: U1-215
MA: U2-313

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