FGSS 4455

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FGSS 4455
Gendering Enlightenment: Attitudes Toward Women in Buddhist Traditions

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Women have from the beginning been integral members of Buddhist traditions. But their voices have often been silenced by male clergy. This course will explore ways in which images of women and the feminine have been manipulated within normative literature to serve a variety of ends. We will also look at the lives of real Buddhist women in premodern and contemporary times as we think about the complex ways women have made space for their own interests.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one course in Asian religions.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS)

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  • 18143 FGSS 4455   SEM 101

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