Course Description

Religious Studies 251F/G Women in the Christian Tradition from the First to the Twelfth Century

This survey will focus upon the activities of women within the Church from the first to the twelfth century. Attention will be given to recreating the historical contexts and cultural mind-sets about "woman" and "man" which strongly conditioned the degree to which these activities were valued.

Antirequisite: Religious Studies 191F/G if taken in 1992-93, and the former Religious Studies 160E, 162F/G.

3 hours, half course.

(Brescia)

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