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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2025 |
| Registration ID | RELGH159B001 |
| Course Title | Gender and Sexuality in Islamic Texts and Practices |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Middle Eastern Islamic Studies |
| Instructor | Department staff,TBA |
| Times and Days | MW 11:30am-12:55pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1896 This course introduces students to the different views of gender and sexuality in Islamic thought, and situates these views within Muslim histories and societies. We will draw on primary sources, historiographical work, ethnographies of Muslim societies, fiction, poetry, and play. One major focus will be on homosexuality in Islam and Muslim societies. In the course of this examination we will also have a chance to question what homosexuality is and whether this term can be applied cross-culturally and cross-religiously. To think critically about homosexuality in Islam will thus compel us to reconsider homosexuality and Islam at once. Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing.; Enrollment Limit: 12 |
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