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Apr 28, 2024
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REL 362 - Women in Asian Religions4 credits
This course examines critically the participation ofwomen in Asian religions. Possible topics include the nature of Goddesses, the social identity ofwomen as wives and mothers and the religious support or critique ofthese roles, biographies and teachings of female spiritual leaders, and the writings of female saints. One or more of these topics may be explored in a given offering of the course. The course will use methods from the history of religions and women’s studies disciplines to pose and analyze issues of the construction and significance of gender in religious precepts and practices. Offering to be determined. CLA-Diversity International, CLA-Writing Intensive
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