Prepared Courses

Gabriel Levy

(contact me for syllabi)

Themes in Judaism:

  • Religion in Ancient Israel

  • History and Origins of Rabbinic Judaism

  • Jewish Mysticism

  • Body and Mind in Rabbinic Literature

  • Biblical Prophecy

  • Religion in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

  • Modern Jewish Thought

 

   Media:

  • Religion and Media

  • Religion and Film

  • Religion, Writing, and Cognition

  • Language, Truth, and Religious Belief

Rabbinic Texts:

   • Rabbinic Logic and Oral Law

   • Rabbinic Reading Practices:

        Talmud and Midrash

   • Halakha and Purity

Theory:

  • Introduction to Religion

  • Method and Theory in the Study of Religion

  • Introduction to the Cognitive Study of Religion

  • Religion and Food Practices

  • Anthropology of Religion

  • Religion and Science