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Lecture
Introduction to the History of Jewish Knowledge
Lukas Mühlethaler
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This lecture course draws on questions and methods from the field of the history of knowledge (Wissensgeschichte) to introduce students to various traditions of Jewish knowledge. Using examples from antiquity to the present, we examine the forms and contents of knowledge, the processes of its production and accumulation, the individuals who act as its carriers, the diverse social contexts in which it develops, the modes of its communication and dissemination, and its practical applications. We do not treat “Jewish knowledge” as a fixed or static category. Rather, our aim is to understand the processes by which certain forms and contents of knowledge come to be regarded as “Jewish.” Accordingly, the course serves a dual purpose: to acquaint students with diverse Jewish knowledge traditions and to critically examine the criteria by which such traditions have been classified as Jewish.
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16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2025-10-13 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-10-20 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-10-27 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-11-03 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-11-10 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-11-17 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-11-24 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-12-01 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-12-08 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2025-12-15 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2026-01-05 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2026-01-12 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2026-01-19 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2026-01-26 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2026-02-02 10:00 - 12:00
Mon, 2026-02-09 10:00 - 12:00