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May 06, 2024
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2016-2017 HillBook (Class of 2020) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 338 - Sex and God: Love Songs in Medieval SpainThree Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
An examination of the secular love poetry penned by religious scholars of the 10th-13th centuries in medieval Spain. We will explore the ways in which these pious standard-bearers of religion used sacred images and accounts from the Bible/Qur’an and exegetical traditions in their secular love poems, to both male and female beloveds, and what messages were thus embedded.
Prerequisite(s): One 100-Level Religious Studies Cornerstone Course .
Course may be applied to the Gender & Sexuality Studies and Middle Eastern Studies programs.
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