RLST 170 SC - Women and Religion in Greco-Roman Antiquity

This course explores evidence for women’s religious lives in pagan, Jewish, and Christian traditions in antiquity. Topics include practices and ritual, religious authority, holy women, arguments about “proper” gender roles, the feminine divine, and sexuality, marriage, and family. We will also consider modern scholarly and methodological issues in women’s history and gender analysis.

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: RLST170 SC