Women in Asian Religions & Cultures
Religion and Culture · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
REL-2709 prerequisites
Where REL-2709 counts
Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
The course examines the experience of women in several Asian cultures (e.g., India, China, Japan), in different religious traditions (e.g., Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism). The course is intended as a comprehensive introduction to women's experience in both pre-modern and modern contexts, with attention to how women are perceived and perceive themselves in religious and cultural roles.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and EALC-2709.
Cross-listed
EALC-2709(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.