RELST 4455

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RELST 4455
Gendering Enlightenment: Attitudes Toward Women in Buddhist Traditions

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

Women have from the beginning been integral members of Buddhist traditions. But their voices have often been silenced by male clergy. This course will explore ways in which images of women and the feminine have been manipulated within normative literature to serve a variety of ends. We will also look at the lives of real Buddhist women in premodern and contemporary times as we think about the complex ways women have made space for their own interests.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one course in Asian Religions.

Distribution Category (CA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4455, ASIAN 6655, FGSS 4455

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16594 RELST 4455   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: One course in Asian Religions.

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