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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KBS
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NIY
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Society and Religions of Israel
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Type of completion
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Oral
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Time requirements
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Lecture
3
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
1
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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7 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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Students of the course get to know history, customs and every day current issues of the main religious and socio-cultural groups which are the part of the contemporary Israeli society. They get to know particular sectors of major Jewish society (secular, orthodox, Ethiopian) as well as the life of the religious and ethnic minorities living in the territory of the Jewish state. They will apply their knowledge of the relevant anthropological concepts like migration, integration, melting pot of multiculturalism within the case study and they will understand limits of the theories or paradoxes that follow from their application in a real environment. The course is designed for students of the post-Bachelor (Master) programme.
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Requirements on student
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seminar paper
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Content
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1. Introduction. Theoretical introduction and basic terms (churches, sects, sectors, subcultures, chilonim, datim, charedim,...). Socio-demographic characteristic of contemporary Israel.
2. " Jewish and democratic." Penetration of the religion and policy in the political systems and every day life of Israeli. Halacha, status quo and the case of the constitution. Role of the supreme rabbinate. Legislation decisive for the status of minorities in the Jewish state.
3. 50s and Ashkenazi socialist secular ethos "mamlachtijut." Important representatives, influence in the policy, culture and architecture. Israeli communism, socialism, labourism.
4. "Mizrachim" - Oriental Sephardic Jews and their role in "Orientalizations" and "Americanization" of Israel.
5. "Charedim" - diversity of the seemingly uniform world. Social standards, dynastic structure and specifics of the everyday life of the orthodox society.
6. Israeli Arabs (or Israeli Palestinians?). The complexity of Arab identities (Palestinians versus Israeli Arabs versus Bedouins). The social transformation of Arab minority in Israel (processes of "Israelation", "Palestinization", "Islamization", "localization"). Specifics of Arab life in Israel. Opportunities and everyday troubles. Hebraization of Arabic ("arabivrit").
7. Christian churches in Israel. Relations between state and each other. Status of the Christians in Israel. Armenian community in Jerusalem. Phenomenon of the Messianic Jews.
8. Ethiopian Jews - operation Moses. Operation Solomon. Transformation of the definition of the Judaism of Ethiopians. Socio-demographic specifics of the Ethiopian community. Negative social phenomena. Racism of the Israeli society?
9. Druses - community separated by borders. A brief overview of the history of Druses. Israeli and Golan Druses. Geography, demography, community situation and relation with the state.
10. Russian-Jewish immigrants. Refusnics. Collapse of the Soviet Union. Socio-demographic characteristics. Role of the Russian-Jewish immigrant on Israeli innovative culture and High- Tech Industry.
11. French and American Jews. Relationship between Israel and the two biggest Diaspora community. American-Jewish liberal criticism versus negation of the Diaspora (šlilat ha-gola). French Aliyah of the 21st century and its consequences.
12. Movie screening.
13. Pre-term of the final exam.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Studentům je kurz k dispozici v Moodle ZČU se všemi podstatnými informacemi a materiály.
Kurz naleznete také na Courseware ZČU.
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Čejka, Marek. Dějiny moderního Izraele. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-2910-7.
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Basic:
Krupp, Michael. Dějiny státu Izrael : od založení do dneška (1948-2013). Praha : Vyšehrad, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7429-295-8.
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Basic:
Čejka, Marek. Judaismus a politika v Izraeli. Brno : Společnost pro odbornou literaturu - Barrister & Principal, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87029-39-8.
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Recommended:
Mendelson-Maoz, Adia. "Diaspora and Homeland-Israel and Africa in Beta Israel's Hebrew Literature and Culture." Research in African Literatures, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Winter 2013), pp. 35-50.
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Recommended:
Troen, Ilan S. Imagining Zion - Dreams, Desings and Realities in a Century of Jewish Settlement.. Yale University Press, 2003.
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Recommended:
Dominitz, Yehuda. "Immigration and Absorption of Jews from Arab Countries" In: Shulewitz, Malka Hillel (Ed.) The Forgotten Millions, Cassel, London 1999, p.: 142-155..
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Recommended:
Morag-Talmon, Pnina. "The Integration Processes of Eastern Jewws into Israeli Society 1948-1988." In: Shulewitz, Malka Hillel (Ed.) The Forgotten Millions, Cassel, London 1999, p.: 156-185..
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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Full-time form of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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18
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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60
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Total
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130
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- to characterize basic historical processes, events and information about the society, geography, history of the state Israel
- to describe modern history of the Middle East
- to explain origins and development of Middle Eastern conflict the Middle Eastern conflict
- to identify and explain basic elements of the main monotheistic religions |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- to read individually academic and journalistic texts in English
- to search individually for and to critically work with the relevant academic sources
- to evaluate reliability and agenda of available information on-line sources |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
- to describe historical, demographical, geographical facts about Israeli society
- to name a particular sectors of the Israeli society and their basic socio-demographic facts
- to identify and characterize valid societal norms
- to explain diaspora aspects of existence of given social groups
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Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
- to act confidently in different environments of particular Israeli social sectors
- to apply correct academic terminology
- to provide consultations about social standards and customs of the particular sectors and minorities |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Oral exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
One-to-One tutorial |
Textual studies |
Skills demonstration |
Lecture |
Lecture with a video analysis |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Seminar |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Students' portfolio |
Textual studies |
Seminar |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Textual studies |
Skills demonstration |
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