Roots of Patriarchy: Ancient Goddesses and Heroines

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

(Same as Honors Collegium M118.) Lecture, three hours. Examination of ancient goddesses and heroines—European, Neolithic, Near Eastern, Celtic, Scandinavian, Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian, and Greco-Roman—using translations of ancient texts, archaeological evidence, and feminist methodology in order to discover implications of ancient patriarchy on modern society. P/NP or letter grading.