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Kernvak: The Construction of Religious Identities in Europe: Religious Diversity in the Greco-Roman World (RUG) (10 EC)
You will explore the root belonging-categories of ethnos and
polis by studying primary sources from the classical period through
the conquests of Alexander and the Romans.
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Keuzevak: Texts of Terror (RUG) (5 EC, facultatief)
Does monotheism necessarily have violent consequences? You will
investigate this question by studying selected texts from Judaism,
Christianity, Islam and the contexts in which violence, power, and
politics have exploited them.
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Kernvak: New Historical Methods for the Study of Christian Pluralism (RUG) (5 EC)
You will follow the development of idealist, romantic,
positivist, and other approaches to study. You will also interpret
history and gain critical self-awareness about the methods we use
in our research.
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Keuzevak: Apocalypse and Politics (RUG) (5 EC, facultatief)
This course examines the profound impact of apocalyptic views on
contemporary politics. Topics covered include the concept of
apocalypse and messianism in both Islam and Christianity, their
influence throughout history, on the rise of both populism and
neo-conservatism, its impact on contemporary geopolitics, and its
ramifications in the Middle East.
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Keuzevak: Interreligious Debates and Otherness in Iberian Societies (RUG) (5 EC, facultatief)
Key topics of discussion during this course are: the distance
between religion and culture, the nature of the relationships
between the dominant and subordinate groups, and the relationships
between religious minorities in pre-modern and early-modern Iberian
societies.
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Kernvak: From Athens to the West: the Transfer of Greek Knowledge to Renaissance Europe (UCO) (4 EC)
You will make a comprehensive diachronic journey of the
Greco-Roman religious ideas coming from the Late Antiquity to the
European Renaissance.
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Kernvak: From Baghdad to Cordoba: The Cultural Contribution of Al-Andalus Judaism (UCO) (4 EC)
The course units focuses on the history and characteristics of
the so-called “the three cultures”.
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Kernvak: From East to West: The Reception of Knowledge in Al-Andalus (UCO) (4 EC)
You will study the contextualization of the Pre-Islamic History
and the emergence of the Islam. Plus the relationship mainly
between the Christian and Hebrew cultures, but also with some other
groups in the Middle East.
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Kernvak: Religious Minorities on the Iberian Peninsula from the15th to the 18th Century (UCO) (4 EC)
You will define and analyze the main minorities in the Iberian
Peninsula since the beginning of Renaissance to the Modern Age, and
the main moments and/or processes related to these minorities, such
as the Inquisitional repression.
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Kernvak: The structure for Knowledge Transfer (UCO) (4 EC)
This deals with the basics related to the topic of the
transference of knowledge, one of the capital phenomena for the
study of the history of Mediterranean cultures and religions.
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Kernvak: Sources for the Research on Ethnic-Religious Minorities in the Iberian Peninsula during 15th to 18th CE (UCO) (5 EC)
The course unit begins with an introduction to the specific
documents regarding religious minorities, and then focuses on some
of the most interesting sources, such as the Inquisitorial
documents. It finishes with an example of research by reshaping
some secret communities of the 15th and 18th century.
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Kernvak: The Universalism of Scientific Knowledge. The Arabic and Jewish Philosophy and Science in the Latin World (UCO) (5 EC)
This course unit starts with highlighting the relevance of the
translational movement in the Iberian Peninsula from the classical
languages into Arabic. The second part explores the principal
doctrines and philosophical issues raised up in the Medieval
Age.
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