Daniel Boyarin: The Christian Invention of Judaism
Termin |
Donnerstag, 27. April 2017, 18.30 - 21.00 Uhr |
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Veranstaltungsart | Vorlesung/Vortrag |
Einrichtung | Philosophische Fakultät I |
Veranstalter | Orientalisches Institut (MLU) und die Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. |
Veranstaltungsort | Löwengebäude, Hörsaal XIV |
Straße | Universitätsplatz 10 |
PLZ/Ort | 06108 Halle (Saale) |
Ansprechpartner | Dr. Ottfried Fraisse |
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Telefon | +49 345-5523940 |
ottfried.fraisse@judaistik.uni-halle.de |
Beschreibung
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Daniel Boyarin:
In the next „Nahostdebatte“, the distinguished historian of religion Prof. Daniel Boyarin (Berkely University, CA) will expound his thesis that Judaism can not be called a religon. It seems highly significant that there is no word in premodern Jewish parlance that means „Judaism.“ Neither the Greek Ioudaismos nor the Hebrew yahadut mean Judaism or Judentum. Christian writers from Ignatius on use Ioudaismos/Iudaismus to signify an Ekklesia other than the Christian Ekklesia. It is only in the 19th century that Jews begin to use yahadut as a calque on Judentum to signify their „religion“ as part and parcel of the confessionalization of Jewry at that time. Today for many Jews, versions of description or practice with respect to Judaism that treat it as a faith that can be separated from ethnicity, nationality, language, and shared history have felt false.
Webseite | http://www.nahoststudien.uni-halle.de/nahostdebatten.php |
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Hinweise
The lecture will be held in English.