WGSS 4160 - Gender and Sexuality in Religion

(3) Credit Hours

How do ideas about gender and sexuality offer new ways to understand religion, society, and culture? In this course we explore the diversity of sexual difference in context of contemporary global religions, especially Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Course themes include: the tension between theory and practice, authority and gender, women’s lives, masculinities, gender fluidity, and the role of the nation in constructing gender and sexuality in religious communities. The course approach is interdisciplinary and includes readings from religious primary sources, history, anthropology, and literature. May be registered as REL 4160. Credit not allowed in both REL 4160 and WGSS 4160.