RELG 3600 - Weaving Women’s Mythologies: Ancient and Modern

Hours: 4
This course examines with a consciousness of gender and with an acute awareness of multiple cultures the international myths, goddesses, and heroines that make up the spinning and weaving of our mythological heritage and cultures. We will acquaint ourselves with and gain a broader understanding and appreciation of the power of myth in our world cultures, specifically the role that female-centered mythologies have played in the status and role of women throughout history. Since the goddess can be known only indirectly, we will attempt to find her by observing the different forms she takes in rituals, statues, paintings, hymns, buildings, and, most importantly, myths and stories. As the theistic male god is being challenged more and more in today’s scientific world, the attractiveness of recovering the goddess figure as maiden/mother/crone will be examined. An end result will hopefully be that of stretching one’s mind about definitions, attributes, and the contributions of myth.
Notes: This course is also included in the Women’s Studies Minor.

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RELG 3600 - Weaving Women’s Mythologies: Ancient and Modern