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Women in South Asian Religions: Gender Ideology & Practice in Hinduism, Buddhism, & Islam

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.
University Hall Y01-1320 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
TuTh 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.
Location
University Hall Y01-1320
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course examines women in South Asian history through the intersections of women's lives with three major faith traditions of the subcontinent - Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Using historical, literary, and anthropological lenses the course will consider how various institutions of authority - patriarchy, religion, and the state - have shaped and reshaped gender ideology in South Asia, and how women, throughout South Asia's history, have, in turn, interpreted and negotiated their position in society.

This course is closed for registration.

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