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3.00 Credits
History & Tradition Sector. All classes. Ruderman. This course offers an intensive survey of the major currents in Jewish life frotrace the process by which the Jews gradually ceased to be a society unto themstransformations of the modern era, from the Enlightenment and the rise of a bouand revolutionary socialism. Within the evolving forms of Jewish religious expetopics as emancipation, Jewish-gentile relations, the emergence of distinct denreestablishment of political sovereignty in modern Israel. Weekly readings inclprimary sources such as memoirs, petitions, folklore, and works of literature.
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Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Houser Wegner. This course surveys the literature of Ancient Egypt from the Old Kingdom through the Graeco-Roman period, focusing upon theme, structure, and style, as well as historical and social context. A wide range of literary genres are treated, including epics; tales, such as the "world's oldest fairy tale;" poetry, including love poems, songs, and hymns; religious texts, including the "Cannibal Hymn"; magical spells; biographies; didactic literature; drama; royal and other monumental inscriptions; and letters, including personal letters, model letters, and letters to the dead. Issues such as literacy, oral tradition, and the question poetry vs. prose are also discussed. No prior knowledge of Egyptian is required.
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3.00 Credits
History & Tradition Sector. All classes. Wegner. This course provides an introduction to the society, culture and history of ancient Egypt. The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of the characteristics of the civilization of ancient Egypt and how that ancient society succeeded as one of the most successful and long-lived civilizations in world history.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Houser Wegner. The figure of Cleopatra is familiar from modern stories, legends, and film. Was this famous woman a brazen seductress or a brilliant political mind How many of these presentations are historically accurate This class will examine the Ptolemaic period in Egypt (305-30 BCE), the time period during which Cleopatra lived, in an attempt to separate myth from reality. The Ptolemaic period is filled with political and personal intrigue. It was also a time of dynamic multiculturalism. Arguably one of the most violent and fascinating eras in ancient Egyptian history, the Ptolemaic period is largely unknown and often misunderstood. This course will examine the history, art, religion and literature of Egypt's Ptolemaic period which culminated in the reign of Cleopatra VII.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Wegner. Freshman Seminar. In this course we will examine the ways in which one of the world's most ancient and longest lasting civilizations was governed. Egypt is renowned for the ubiquitous images of its Pharaohs: divine kings who ruled Egypt under the divine sanction of the gods. The king was only the top of a vast pyramid of powerful officials which included viziers, treasurers, military leaders, local governors, town mayors and scribes. The course aims to investigate the ways in which the rulership of Egypt worked: from the highest levels of royal power down to the running of towns and villages. In the first part of the course we will explore the nature of the Pharaoh and his role as the supreme political and religious leader in the country. We will continue by looking at the activities of the royal family and central government working our way into an examination of how Egypt's provinces were run by local noble families (the "nomarchs"-who could often become as powerful as the king himself). At a lower level, but perhaps more important in the daily lives of most ancient Egyptians, we will look at the administration of cities, towns and villages by local headmen and mayors. Other topics we will delve into will include the role of the temples; crime and punishment; the military; the lifestyles of Egypt's rich and powerful, as well as the ways in which Egypt's rulers could be rapidly altered through revolution, coups and assassinations. Our ultimate goal will be an appreciation of both the successes and failures of the lords of the Nile in ruling their country over the remarkable time span of 3000 years.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Silverman. This course will be an introduction to the art, architecture and minor arts that were produced during the three thousand years of ancient Egyptian history. This material will be presented in its cultural and historical contexts through illustrated lectures and will include visits to the collection of the University Museum.
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3.00 Credits
Humanities & Social Science Sector. Class of 2010 & beyond. Steinhardt/Silverman/Wegner. Using materials excavated in tombs, this course investigates funerary cults, death rituals, beliefs about the afterlife, and the preparations for death during life in China from 1500 BCE to AD 1000 and in Egypt from 3000-1000 BCE.
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3.00 Credits
History & Tradition Sector. All classes. Frame. A cultural history of Middle Eastern civilization from the invention of writing to the rise of Islam. We will look at the history, society and culture of the various civilizations of the ancient Near East, in particular Egypt and Mesopotomia during the third, second and first millennia BCE. itilizing extensive readings from ancient texts in translation but also making use of archaeological and art historical materials. The goal of the course is to note both similarities and differences between the various societies of the time, to understand some of their great achievements, and to appreciate the rich heritage that they have left us.
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3.00 Credits
May be counted as a General Requirement Course in History & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Cobb. This is the second half of the Near East sequence. This course surveys Islamic civilization from circa 600 (the rise of Islam) to the start of the modern era and concentrates on political, social, and cultural trends. Although the emphasis will be on Middle Eastern societies, we will occasionally consider developments in other parts of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Spain, where Islamic civilization was or has been influential. Our goal is to understand the shared features that have distinguished Islamic civilization as well as the varieties of experience that have endowed it with so much diversity.
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3.00 Credits
History & Tradition Sector. All classes. Zettler. The UN estimates that 2.9 of the world's 6.1 billion people live in cities and that this percentage is rapidly increasing in many parts of the world. This course examines urban life and urban problems by providing anthropological perspectives on this distinctive form of human association and land use. First we will examine the "origin" of cities, focusing on several of the places where cities first developed, including Mesopotamia and the Valley of Mexico. We will then investigate the internal structure of non-industrial cities by looking at case studies from around the world and from connections between the cities of the past and the city in which we live and work today.
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