060079 VO+UE "A gants yor freylekh", or: On the mystical concept of joy in Hasidism (2010S)
as exemplified by Yiddish Niggunim
Continuous assessment of course work
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Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
02.03.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
09.03.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
16.03.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
23.03.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
13.04.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
20.04.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
27.04.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
04.05.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
11.05.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
18.05.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
01.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
08.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
15.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
22.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
Tuesday
29.06.
11:00 - 12:30
Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
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Aims, contents and method of the course
History and nature of Hasidism; Hasidic mysticism, particularly the concept of Simkhah (joy), Hitlahavut (ecstasy) and Devekut (attachment to God); function of the Rebbe (Tsadik); present-day Hasidic communities (with a focus on Hasidut Vishnits); short introduction to Yidish language and Yidish songs; role of music in Hasidism; relation of Hasidic Yidish songs (nigunim) to Jewish custom, Jewish religion and Hasidic mysticism (with music-examples); Phonogrammarchiv, an institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences; Ethnomusicology: an outline of definitions, methods and aims; Hasidic thought and life with focus on urban ethnomusicology, minority and gender research; discussions with Hasidim from Vienna
Assessment and permitted materials
Cooperation, written exam (no multiple-choice-test)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Basic knowledge of
- the origin and development of East European Hasidism
- Hasidim today
- Hasidic mysticism
- the significance of music, particularly Yidish nigunim, in Hasidism
Understanding of the relationship and interaction between musical, religious and socio-cultural factors (as exemplified by Yidish nigunim)
- the origin and development of East European Hasidism
- Hasidim today
- Hasidic mysticism
- the significance of music, particularly Yidish nigunim, in Hasidism
Understanding of the relationship and interaction between musical, religious and socio-cultural factors (as exemplified by Yidish nigunim)
Examination topics
Lectures (with audio-visual media, e.g. CD, DVD, PPP); teamwork; hearing, reading, singing and analysing of Yidish nigunim; discussions (also with Hasidic guests); field trips
Reading list
Empfohlene weiterführende Literatur für Interessierte (keine Pflichtlektüre):
ARIEL, David S. 1993. Die Mystik des Judentums. Eine Einführung. München: Diederichs.
BARZILAI, Shmuel. 2007. Musik und Ekstase (Hitlahavut) im Chassidismus. Frankfurt am Main: Lang.
DAVIDOWICZ, Klaus S. 2009. Die Kabbala. Eine Einführung in die Welt der jüdischen Mystik und Magie. Wien-Köln-Weimar: Böhlau.
ELIOR, Rachel. 2006. The Mystical Origins of Hasidism. Oxford-Portland: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.
GUTWIRTH, Jacques. 2005. The Rebirth of Hasidism. 1945 to the Present Day. London: Free Association Books.
IDEL, Moshe. 1995. Hasidism. Between Ecstasy and Magic. Albany: State University of New York Press.
JACOBSON, Yoram. 1998. Hasidic Thought. Tel Aviv: Mod-Press.
KOSKOFF, Ellen. 2001. Music in Lubavitcher Life. Urbana-Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
NIGAL, Gedalyah. 1994. Magic, Mysticism, and Hasidism. The Supernatural in Jewish Thought. Northvale: Aronson.
ARIEL, David S. 1993. Die Mystik des Judentums. Eine Einführung. München: Diederichs.
BARZILAI, Shmuel. 2007. Musik und Ekstase (Hitlahavut) im Chassidismus. Frankfurt am Main: Lang.
DAVIDOWICZ, Klaus S. 2009. Die Kabbala. Eine Einführung in die Welt der jüdischen Mystik und Magie. Wien-Köln-Weimar: Böhlau.
ELIOR, Rachel. 2006. The Mystical Origins of Hasidism. Oxford-Portland: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.
GUTWIRTH, Jacques. 2005. The Rebirth of Hasidism. 1945 to the Present Day. London: Free Association Books.
IDEL, Moshe. 1995. Hasidism. Between Ecstasy and Magic. Albany: State University of New York Press.
JACOBSON, Yoram. 1998. Hasidic Thought. Tel Aviv: Mod-Press.
KOSKOFF, Ellen. 2001. Music in Lubavitcher Life. Urbana-Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
NIGAL, Gedalyah. 1994. Magic, Mysticism, and Hasidism. The Supernatural in Jewish Thought. Northvale: Aronson.
Association in the course directory
neu BA, MA: U1-402, U2-402; alt Bakk, Mag: U45
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