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Lecturer(s)
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Šestakova Lenka, Mgr. Th.D.
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Course content
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1. Temple of Jerusalem, its importance, transformation of cult 2. Jewish war, churban 3. Bar Kokhba revolt 4. Rabi Akiva 5.Separation of Christianity, anti-Judaism 6. Jews under the rule of the Romans and Byzantium 7. The Khazar Empire and the theory of the Jewish mission 8. Under the rule of Islam 9. Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi and Don Joseph Nasi 10. Jew in the Ottoman Empire 11. Andalusia. Importance of the Jewish minority for sharing scientific information, philosophy and art. 12. Maimonides 13. Messianic movements
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 6 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 5 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to list important events, processes and phenomena pf ancient Middle east - to know concepts from religious studies - to have basic knowledge of Judaism with its theology, law, social manifestations and etc. - to be familiar with the oldest history of the Jewish nation |
| Skills |
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| - to approach critically sources of information - to use effectively modern information technologies - to search for specific topics in Old Testament |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to know well the history of the Jewish people from the late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages - to list and characterize important representatives of Jewish culture - to characterize Jewish identity, its own concept of religious law, philosophy and ethics - to characterize ancient and Christian anti-Judaism, to describe the blending of Jewish culture with Islamic and Christian, the importance of the transmission of scientific and cultural exchange between three monotheistic cultures. |
| Skills |
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| - to write an academic text or to give a qualified speech on a partial topic from Jewish history from the late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages - to analyze the meaning of difusion between monoteistic cultures - to interprete heritage of specific representatives of Jewish culture |
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| Lecture |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Discussion |
| Students' portfolio |
| Seminar |
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| Seminar |
| Students' portfolio |
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| Discussion |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Atlas univerzálních dějin židovského národa od časů biblických praotců do současnosti. Praha : Victoria Publishing, 1995. ISBN 80-7187-013-7.
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Budil, Ivo T. Encyklopedie dějin antisemitismu. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0206-9.
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Kukla, Oto. Listy pro Viktorii. Přemítání nad dějinami Izraele. Brno, 1995.
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Moše ben Maimon. Osm kapitol o lidské duši a mravní konání. Praha, 2001.
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Neher, André. Studna exilu. Praha, 1993.
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Pěkný, Tomáš. Historie židů v Čechách a na Moravě. Praha : Sefer, 1993. ISBN 80-900895-4-2.
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Potok, Chaim. Putování : dějiny Židů. Praha : Argo, 2002. ISBN 80-7203-425-1.
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Talmud Bavli. The Gemara: The Classic Vilna Edition, with an annotated interpretative elucidation, as an aid to Talmud study. Mesora Publications, Ltd, Brooklyn, NY., 2001.
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Wiesel, E. Příběhy o naději. Praha, 2001.
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