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Lehrende: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yemima Hadad
Veranstaltungsart:
Vorlesung
Orga-Einheit: 01-Evangelische Theologie
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VL Judaistik
Fach:
Anrechenbar für:
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Offizielle Kursbeschreibung:
The relationship between God and man is already described in the Torah. The Book of Genesis understands Adam, the first man, as the gardener and guardian of creation. The relationship between God and man revolves around moral and religious obligations, concerning the fellow human being, animals, and the created world. Rabbinic Judaism's attitude toward nature, however, is ambivalent. On the one hand, the study of the Talmud is preferred to the contemplation of nature (e.g.Tractate Avot 3:8); on the other hand, however, Jewish law (halakhah) contains numerous instructions on nature appreciation and blessings at the sight of special natural phenomena (e.g., Mishna Brachot 9:2). In the Torah and the Talmud we find specific obligations towards animals. For example, among the so-called Noachide commandments we find the instruction not to torture animals (TBavli, Sanhedrin 56a). In modern times, Rabbi Kook wrote his famous commentary, "The Vision of Peace and Vegetarianism." Recently, a wide literature has developed on the topic of Jewish animal ethics as well as so-called "eco-kashrut" (i.e., ecologishc dietary laws) (Tirosh-Samuelson 2003, Schorsch 2019). Modern thinkers such as A. D. Gordon, Martin Buber and Hans Jonas have extensively emphasized Jewish responsibility over nature. Whereas Jewish eco-feminists and artist Helène Aylon connected in her works femininity and motherhood with environmental care.
Organisatorisches:
Zielgruppe:
D/KE, Lehramt, BA Judentum, Interessierte aller Studiengänge Seniorenstudium, Europastudium, Sonstige: philosophie, Religionswissenschaft, cultural studies, English literature, usw.
Voraussetzungen:
Leistungsnachweis: Prüfungsleistungen sind entsprechend der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung zu erbringen.
The course offers an additional workshop organized in cooperation between University of Leipzig together with Stiftung Weltethos, University of Trier and the University of Münster on the topic of environment and theology from an interreligious perspective (Jewish-Muslim-Christian). The "CreAction" workshop will take place on the weekend of May 3-5 in Stuttgart, together with students from Trier and Münster. There are 12 places available for students who would like to take part in this workshop. Further information and registration will be given in the first session.
Literatur:
Jonas, Hans (1966). The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology. Evanston: Northwestern University Press.
Kook, Avraham Yitzhak Hacohen (1903): A Vision of Vegetarianism and Peace. Ed. David Hacohen. Independently published.
Jobani, Yuval (2023) The First Jewish Environmentalist: The Green Philosophy of A.D. Gordon. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Schorsch, Jonathan (2019): “Looking for an Ecological God,” Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, ed. Martin S. Cohen, Saul Berman and David Birnbaum. New York: New Paradigm Publishing, 265-284.
Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava. (ed.) (2003), Judaism and Ecology: Created World and Revealed Word. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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