PARP 7666 - Feminist Philosophy and Religious Thought

Institution:

California Institute of Integral Studies

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Description:

This course retrieves and highlights the philosophical wisdom and spiritual insight of women in many cultures, including ancient Egypt, Classical Greece; Sophia/Wisdom writings of the Hellenistic era; early and medieval Jewish, Christian, and Islamic eras; and modern and postmodern voices of women spiritual teachers, philosophers, thealogians, and theologians. Spiritual and philosophical teachers may include Makeda, Queen of Sheba, the author of Thunder Perfect Mind, Lysistrata, Diotima, Mary Magdelene, Hypatia, Rubia, Hildegard of Bingen, Sor Juana, Simone Weil, and contemporary authors such as Amma, Marcia Falk, Judith Plaskow, Karen Baker-Fletcher, Rita Nakashima Brock, Charlene Spretnak, Carol P. Christ, Starhawk, Paula Gunn Allen, and Dhyani Ywahoo, among others.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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