Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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FYSE1002A-F22

Writing Women's Relig Worlds

Writing Women's Religious Worlds
In this course we will examine how we can understand and recognize what “counts” as religion—perhaps in new ways—by focusing on the religious lives of women. Our primary texts will be ethnographic studies of women in various religious traditions around the world, including Hindu women in North India, Muslim women in Egypt, and a Vodou priestess in New York. We will examine how women construct their religious identities and negotiate religious authority as public leaders, ritual experts, and healers, and consider how what women say about their own lives and practices may challenge our assumptions of what religion “is” or “does.” We will also consider the ethics of ethnographic approaches to studying religion, particularly in terms of the “self” and “other,” as students develop their own ethnographic practices and writing.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92966
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1002
Section Identifier:
A

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FYSE 1002

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Fall 2022

FYSE1002A-F22 Seminar (Ortegren)