WGST 4420 - Goddess Traditions

Institution:

University of Colorado Denver

Subject:

Women and Gender Studies

Description:

Explores the many forms which goddesses have assumed through history, including the Neolithic Great Mother and her heiresses in the ancient Mediterranean cultures, such as: Isis, Ishtar, Demeter, Hecate, Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena and others, and their parallels in India. Goddess traditions have encompassed a full spectrum from virgins to Great Mothers to dark underworld goddesses of death and destruction. Cross-listed with RLST 4420, RLST 5420.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucdenver.edu/

Phone Number:

(303) 556-5600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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