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Jewish studies
Jewish studies
(or
Judaic studies
) is an
academic discipline
centered on the study of
Jews
and
Judaism
. Jewish studies is
interdisciplinary
and combines aspects of
history
(especially
Jewish history
),
Middle Eastern studies
,
Asian studies
,
Oriental studies
,
religious studies
,
archeology
,
sociology
,
languages
(
Jewish languages
),
political science
,
area studies
,
women's studies
, and
ethnic studies
. Jewish studies as a distinct field is mainly present at colleges and universities in
North America
.
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