HST 304 - History of Women and Religion

3 Credit(s) DIII

Traces the development of western religious images of women through time. The course highlights myth as the cultural force from which women’s roles and status emerge. Using archaeology, comparative mythology, and folklore, the course investigates European prehistory and history to unravel the spirituality of western civilization and the participation of women in that spiritual evolution. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS300.