NELC 285 - Jews Under Medieval Islam

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

May be counted as a General Requirement Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Goldstein. This seminar will examine what Jews living in Muslim lands wrote during medieval times, focusing on a range of primary sources including poetry, Biblle commentary, historiography and polemics. Through these sources we will develop an understanding of the place of this community in Jewish history as well as within the medieval empire of Islam.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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