Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: WOMEN AND GENDER IN THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD

Department: Medieval Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of some features of the legal position and social realities of men and women in the Islamic world, with emphasis on how boundaries of gender have traditionally been drawn. Includes the family and sexual ethics, the harem, polygyny, divorce, and eunuchs (who played an important role in both the military and in certain religious institutions). Cross-list: HIST 438, WGST 455.