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Academic Year 2003/2004


Women in Buddhist Literature
RELI 350 FA

Crosslistings:
WMST 264
EAST 350

This seminar will seek to investigate the complex, and changing, status of women in relationship to Buddhist doctrine and practice. Using Buddhist texts that present traditional monks' views of women and a variety of other materials that reveal aspects of the lives of real Buddhist women in ancient and modern times, we shall attempt to draw a picture of women's place within the Buddhist fold over time. In short, we shall try to fashion a social history of Buddhism--as this relates to woman and to the larger issue of sexuality and the spiritual quest.

MAJOR READINGS

R. Gross, BUDDHISM AFTER PATRIARCHY
A. Klein, THE GREAT BLISS QUEEN
D. Paul, WOMEN IN BUDDHISM
Tarthang Tulku (tr.), MOTHER OF KNOWLEDGE
K. Tsomo, BUDDHISM THROUGH AMERICAN WOMEN'S EYES
Janice D. Willis (ed.), FEMININE GROUND
Liz Wilson, CHARMING CADAVERS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

1. Reading of all class materials.
2. Participation in class discussions.
3. A short essay.
4. A take-home written mid-term examination (5-8 pages).
5. A final paper treating in-depth a specific topic covered by the course (or a topic of particular interest germane to the course) after consultation and approval (15 pages).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Religion 242 required. Preference to East Asian Studies, Religion and Women's Studies Majors.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS RELI    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: RELI242 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004


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