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HDS 3559

Buddhist Women and Representations of the Female

Janet Gyatso

Description

Buddhist Women and Representations of the Female This course explores two interrelated subjects: Buddhist conceptions and practices relating to sex and gender; and the lives and subjectivities of historical women across the Buddhist world. It studies writings on monastic discipline, tantric sexual practices, and gender, as well as premodern and modern autobiographies of celibate and lay women. These Buddhist materials are considered in conjunction with the writings of Western feminist thinkers, including Judith Butler and Joan Scott. No previous study of Buddhism required.

Enrollment Limited: No
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1730

Scheduling

Half Course
Expected to be offered: Fall 2011
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	Buddhist Studies South Asian Religious Traditions Women, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Scriptural Interpretation
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	Public Leadership
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 3
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a