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RELI0384A-F20

Women, Religion, & Ethnograpy

Women, Religion, and Ethnography
In this course we will focus on ethnographic scholarship regarding women in various religious traditions. We will begin with questions of feminist ethnography as proposed by Lila Abu-Lughod and then read a range of ethnographies focusing on women in different contexts, including a female Muslim healer in South India, Kalasha women in Pakistan, Bedouin Muslim women in Egypt, and Catholic nuns in Mexico. We will focus on how gendered and religious identities are constructed and intertwined, and what ethnography contributes to the study of both religion and gender. A prior course in Religion, Anthropology, or Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies is recommended. 3 hrs. sem. (National/Transnational Feminisms)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92072
Subject Code:
RELI
Course Number:
0384
Section Identifier:
A

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RELI 0384

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Fall 2020

RELI0384A-F20 Seminar (Ortegren)