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Dr. Vadim Putzu
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Department
Languages Cultures and Religions
Role:
Faculty
Campus:
Springfield
Postal mail
Missouri State University
Languages Cultures and Religions
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield,
MO
65897
Details
Education
PhD, Jewish Thought, 2015, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion – Cincinnati
- MA, Comparative History of Religions, 2005, University of Lausanne – Switzerland
- BA, Philosophy, 2002, University of Turin – Italy
Teaching
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
- Judaism
- Between Faith and Reason: Topics in Jewish Philosophy
- Divine Invasions: Religion and Science Fiction
- From Ezekiel to Madonna: Jewish Mysticism
- Intoxicating Religions: Wine and Beer in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- A Booted History of Judaism (STFD Program in Italy)
- The History, Religions, and Politics of Israel (STFD Program in Israel)
Research and professional interests
- Kabbalah
- Jewish and Western Esotericism
- Philosophy
- Religion and alcohol
- Religion and Science Fiction
Awards and honors
- Visiting Research Fellowship, The Haifa Center for Mediterranean History, University of Haifa, Israel, 2022
- Visiting Fellowship, Department of Philosophy and Education, University of Turin, Italy, 2021-2022
- Award for Excellence in Study Away Programming, Cultural Competence category, Missouri State University, 2018
- International Travel Award, Missouri State University, 2017
- Study Away Exploratory Fund, Missouri State University, 2016
- Presidential Fellowship, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 2009
- Doctoral Fellowship for research in Israel, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2008-2009
- The Jacob Ziskind Memorial Fellowship, School of Graduate Studies, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, 2006-2008
- Ralph Irwin and Julia Winter Cohen Fellowship, School of Graduate Studies, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, 2004-2006
- Fondazione Collegio San Carlo Grant, Scuola Internazionale di Alti Studi Scienze della Cultura, Modena, Italy, 2002-2003
- Primo Levi Foundation Prize for outstanding undergraduate thesis in Jewish Studies, Fondazione di Cultura Ebraica “Primo Levi”, Florence, Italy, 2003