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RST 336 - Women in the Islamic Tradition

Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2020, 2022

The treatment of women and women’s issues in the Islamic tradition through both primary sources (in translation) and secondary sources: women in Muhammad’s life and the role they played in Islamic society; the treatment of women and women-related issues in the Islamic tradition, including both legal and non-legal matters; and the writings of modern Muslim women scholars on Islam as they look at these same issues with a new perspective and present new interpretations.

Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies, Middle Eastern Studies
Note: Formerly offered as REL 336 (F.2019). Students may not take both RST 336 & REL 336.