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ANTH 2990 A (CRN: 15456)

Anthropology: Judaism, Freedom, Early Anth

3 Credit Hours—Seats Available!

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About ANTH 2990 A

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Notes

Pre-req: ANTH 1100 or JS 1500/REL 1240; Special Topics courses cannot carry CC designations. PACE students with permission and override

Section Description

Central European intellectuals had created a haven of liberal democracy by end of World War I. A large number of them were Jewish, and they became the driving forces of academic, political, and economic success as almost every European country fell to authoritarian leaders in the footsteps of fascism. This course is exploring what Czech philosopher Felix Weltsch called a "religion of freedom" out of the late-nineteenth-century mystical Jewish traditions and their development into new worldviews until the dawn World War 2.

Section Expectation

Reading and discussing literary works from philosophy to poetry.

Evaluation

Weekly conversations and final essay

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