Women in the Bible: Ethnographic Approaches to Rite and Ritual, Story, Song, and Art

3 Units

Examination of women in Jewish and Christian Biblical texts, along with their Jewish, Christian (and occasionally Muslim) interpretations. Discussion of how these traditions have shaped images of, and attitudes toward, women in western civilization. Offered as RLGN 268 , WGST 268 , and JWST 268 .