JWST 381 God and Devil in Modern Yiddish Literature

3 credits · Jewish Studies · Faculty of Arts · Offered: Winter

An exploration of some of the central themes in Yiddish literature: religious faith and doubt; the nature of good and evil; and the role of fear - both awe of the divine and terror of the demonic. We will discuss Yiddish writers’ use of East European Jewish folklore, the influence of Christian cultu…

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