RLST078 CM - Matriarchal Societies

An exploration of matriarchal, woman-centered, and/or goddess-worshiping societies historically and cross-culturally, both real and imagined, and an extended discussion of what is at stake in exploring, studying, or inventing such societies. This course will include readings from historians, philosophers, theologians, novelists, economists, archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians of religion, among others.

Offered: Occasionally

Credit: 1

Course Number: RLST078 CM