Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

RELI 314 - DIVINE SEX

Long Title: DIVINE SEX: GENDER AND DIVINITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course will examine key medieval works, with special attention to women's writing, focusing on gender construction in mysticism and theology. Primary readings will include works by Hildegard of BinGen, Birgtta of Sweden, Margery Kempe, and others. Cross-list: MDST 314, SWGS 314, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 551. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 314 if student has credit for RELI 551.