JEWISH LIFE IN MEDIEVAL SOUTHERN SPAIN

Description

Examine Jewish communities in the major population centers of Catalonia, Castile and Al-Andalus Melton & More

Location

ONLINE

Date & Time

THURSDAYS, 10:00-11:30am (EST) June 6th - 27th

The Jews of Al-Andalus:  Seville, Cordoba and Granada 

 

Course Description :

The Jews of Al-Andalus:  Seville, Cordoba and Granada 

During the Middle Ages, the Iberian Peninsula included political entities or kingdoms with fluctuating borders, ruled largely by Christians in the north and by Muslims in the south.  Until the end of the 15th century, both Christian and Muslim principalities were inhabited by minorities of other religions. Jews lived in both the Christian north in the Muslim south.  

Al-Andalus was the largely Muslim region of southern Spain where Jewish life thrived for 4 centuries. This course will examine Jewish life in the southern cities of Seville, Cordoba, and Granada before and during various phases of Muslim rule.  We will also explore what Jewish travelers to Spain today can expect to see there.

 

THURSDAYS, 10:00-11:30am (EST)

Dates: June 6, 20, 27

 

About the Instructor:
 

Marsha B. Cohen, Ph.D. is an independent scholar, researcher and writer, who holds Melton’s Deborah and Michael Troner Endowed Faculty Chair. She earned her PhD in International Relations from Florida International University and taught for over a decade, specializing in the Middle East and North Africa and the Role of Religion in World Affairs. Marsha received her BA in Political Philosophy from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Marsha has been teaching for the Department of Adult Learning & Growth as part of the Melton faculty for 20 plus years. 
 
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