RELS 238 - Women and Islam

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Ursinus College

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Dr. von Schlegell This course examines women and the religion of Islam: in speaking of God, in creation narratives, in family structures, in attitudes toward the body, in the history of religious movements. We read traditional patriarchal accounts of "women's role in Islam." Muslim women today are re-interpreting the texts for themselves. Feminism is at the heart of the growing "Islamic Reformation." Student oral presentations augment formal lectures. Short reflection papers and a research paper. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (H, G.)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ursinus.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 409-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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