Course Catalog - 2003-2004

     

WGST 323 - BUDDHISM, GENDER, SOCIETY

Long Title:
Department: *Women and Gender Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: THE KNOWING BODY: BUDDHISM, GENDER AND THE SOCIAL WORLD ***** Western thought tends to regard mind and body dualistically, a view with significant impact on religious cultural, gender and social processes. This course juxtaposes received Western assumptions with Buddhist perspectives (especially Tibetan Buddhist), mapping Western and Buddhist categories onto each other to better understand the implications of each. ***** Also offered as RELI 323, SOCI 323, and ASIA 323.