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level students, unemployed persons and those
in receipt of a social welfare pension. Those
paying in two instalments must make the second
payment no later than Friday, 10 January 2014.
Date
Teaching in the first semester commences
during the week beginning 23 September 2013
and in the second semester during the week
beginning 13 January 2014. Please note this is
a day-time course.
Duration
The course runs for a total of twenty-two weeks
in two parts. Part 1 runs through the first
semester; part 2 runs through the second
semester.
Further information
Contact: Sinéad Dixon, Department of Near
and Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 1451,
email:
Jews in the Medieval World
The medieval period witnessed innovation in
Jewish intellectual activity in the fields of poetry,
exegesis, philosophy and mysticism. This
course presents an historical overview of the
social, economic, communal, political and
religious lives of the Jews in the medieval world.
Two historical matrices for Jewish life and
thought will provide the focus for the course:
Christian Europe and the Islamic empires in
Baghdad, Cairo and Al-Andalus. In lectures, the
students examine the diverse ways in which
Judaic culture and religious thought developed
in each of these contexts through reading the
primary literature and modern commentators.
Lecturer
Professor Zuleika Rodgers
How to apply
Applications can be made in person on
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern
Studies, room 5042, level 5 of the Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2 or by post before
19
September 2013.
Fee
€150 for the course. For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
money order only, made payable to Trinity
College no. 1 account. A concession rate is
available to second and third level students,
unemployed persons and those in receipt of
a social welfare pension.
Date
Teaching commences during the week
beginning 23 September 2013. Please note
this is a day-time course.
Duration
The course runs for a total of eleven weeks.
Further information
Contact: Sinéad Dixon, Department of Near and
Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building, Trinity
College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 1451,
email:
Human Rights in the
Middle East
This course seeks to provide students with an
introduction to human rights from theoretical and
practical perspectives. We will concentrate on
human rights in the Middle East and
contemporary international understanding and
coverage of these issues. Themes addressed
will include: minority rights, women’s rights,
Islam and human rights and religious freedoms.
