This course investigates the often unexplored and underrepresented feminine aspects of divinity. The course examines goddess traditions on a global scale through the study of texts, images, and practices related to female deities and superhuman entities. The course also centers discussions of gender fluidity in divine pantheons, features of feminized religious space, and instances of social negotiation surrounding womens’ interactions with divinity. This course fulfills the Humanities Core Requirement. Three semester hours.
RELG 226: Goddesses & the Feminine Divine
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