Historical and Philological Sciences, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne
Contact details
Patios Saint Jacques4-14, rue Ferrus
Paris
75014
France
Tel: + 33 (0)1 53 63 61 20
Email: judith.schlanger@ephe.psl.eu
https://www.ephe.fr/ecole/organisation/composantes/section-des-sciences-historiques-et-philologiques
Contact person
Judith Olszowy-Schlanger
Email: judith.schlanger@ephe.psl.eu
Activites
Awards degrees in Jewish Studies as a sole or major componentMA Civilizations, cultures and societies: Includes classes on Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquity route: languages, history, religions; Medieval studies: texts, cultures and religions; Modern and contemporary Europe course: religions, cultures, powers; Geohistory and geopolitics: spaces, cultures, strategies; History and culture of Jews and Judaism: sources and heritage [Includes: Medieval Jewish thought (6th-17th centuries); History of esoteric currents in modern and contemporary Europe; Religions and Cultures of the Ancient Levant; Ancient Judaisms and Classical Rabbinic Literature; Origins of Christianity; Medieval and Modern Hebrew Language and Literature in the West; Medieval Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic Manuscripts; History of Judaism in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods; Philology and linguistics of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic]; Political and cultural history of medieval, modern and contemporary Europe (European course); Islamology and Muslim worlds; Historical linguistic path and typology of languages.
MA Religious and Social Sciences (SRS): There are four proposed journeys of study. 1) Social Sciences of Religions (SSR); 2) Religions and secularism in professional life; 3) Islam in contemporary contexts; 4) History and historiography of the Jewish worlds. These latter two courses have been designed with a view of complementarity. The course on Islam seeks to highlight the place of Islam in society contemporary. The course on the Jewish world puts emphasis on the religious history of the Jewish people through centuries. These two routes will also leave room for comparative perspectives.
Offers courses in Jewish Studies
Provides supervision in Jewish studies for students working towards a research degree
Pursues academic research activities
Degrees offered
MA Civilizations, cultures and societies; MA Religious and Social Sciences (SRS).
Main research activities
Research activities into medieval Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic manuscripts
There is a Jewish Studies library
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