WREL 3015 - Sexuality and Religion

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

This course examines the influence of religion on sexual ethics, gender roles, and expectations of sexual pleasure. Readings include the Bible, the Kama Sutra, Roman Catholic moral theology (translated from the Latin by the instructor), Taoist marriage manuals, Japanese love poetry, feminist perspectives and the advice literature of Protestant evangelicals. Projects evaluate what the West might learn from the traditions of Asia and Africa and from its own heretics, cultists and critics.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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