Goddesses and Women

3 credits

This course surveys the feminine elements in religion. Important goddesses from religious texts will be examined with an emphasis on contextualizing their worship and assessing their status. Selected religions in which women play major leadership roles and the intersection of motherhood and patriarchy with religion will be analyzed. ***Prerequisites: Completion of 24 credit hours or a 200 level RLST course.*** * Note: Formerly numbered RLST 371. Students may not receive credit for both RLST 377 and RLST 371. *