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HDS 3760

Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary

Francis X. Clooney, SJ

Description

This course explores gender and divinity by reading hymns praising Hindu goddesses Laksmi, Maha Devi, Apirami, Kali while asking how feminine divinity is constructed in an environment where gods and goddesses flourish. The course simultaneously explores the cult of the Virgin Mary, theologically, historically, through key texts. This approach is sharpened by attention to performative, social, visual dimensions, and through contemporary feminist and theological insights. Not a survey, but an in-depth introduction.

Enrollment Limited: No
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1060

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Scheduling

Half Course
Fall 2009
Tu., Th., 10-11:30
Rockefeller Hall, Room 117

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	Comparative Studies Hindu Studies Theology
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity Hinduism
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 3
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a