Program Description Judaic studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Jews and Judaism, their history, religion and culture. Jewish civilization is examined in the context of various academic disciplines and scholarly approaches.
Historical methodology is used to understand the Jewish past.
Therefore, the Danciger Program in Jewish Studies is situated within theDepartment of History. Judaic studies includes the sociological study of how Jews have interacted with the broader population. Literary theory also can be profitably employed in the analysis of Jewish literature in English, Hebrew and other languages. Other disciplines and approaches also come into play, including anthropology, philosophy, psychology, foreign languages and literature, film studies, the history of science, and many others. This makes Jewish studies one of the broadest disciplines on the scholarly map today.