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Emnekatalog: SAM5142
SAM5142 - Religion and Gender
Emneansvarlig:
Inger Furseth (Inger.Furseth@mf.no)
Studiepoeng: 10
Undervisningstermin:
Vår (Uregelmessig)
Avdelingstilhørighet:
Avdelingsråd for religion og samfunn
Tillatte hjelpemidler ved eksamen: Ingen
Generell informasjon
SAM5142 will provide an understanding of the role of gender in religion. In sociology, categories of gender are seen as institutionalized
cultural and social status. The sacred texts in the world religions offer interpretations of gender, gender roles, and sexuality. These
religions are, in turn, affected by the various ways gender is structured in the societies in which they exist. Women and men have
different roles within the religious communities. Gender also affects their religious faith and experiences. The relationship between
gender and religion will be discussed in light of examples from around the world.
Studiekrav
To complete the course, the student have to:
- Write a book report of between 1,200 and 2,000 words from a limited part of the course syllabus. The topic of the report is selected in
cooperation with the professor and is graded pass/fail
- Participate in the evaluation of the curriculum and/or of the learning environment, if such evaluation is stipulated in the relevant term.
Avsluttende vurdering
In order to pass SAM5142 the student must fulfill all the requirements and pass the written exam (6 hrs). The exam is assessed with
grades (A-F).
Mål og innhold
The goal of this course is to understand the varied role of religion in relation to gender in various world religions around the globe.
The students will demonstrate the following skills:
- To discuss different sociological theories on gender
- To demonstrate knowledge of the different ways in which gender affects world religions
- To understand the role of religion in interpretations of gender, gender roles, and sexuality
- To demonstrate knowledge of women and men´s religious faith and experiences in various religions around the world
Litteratur
LITTERATUR/LITERATURE
- Aune, Kristin, Sonya Sharma og Giselle Vincett, Women and religion in the West : challenging secularization Aldershot: Ashgate,
2008, ISBN/ISSN: 0-7546-5870-8/978-0-7546-5870-2/9780754690238 (e-bok) , hentet fra/cited from
https://proxy.mf.no/login?url=http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protecte-d/external/AbstractView/S9780754690238 MF
- Bartkowski, John P., The Promise Keepers : servants, soldiers, and godly men New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2004,
ISBN/ISSN: 0-8135-3335-x/0-8135-3336-8
- Furseth, Inger og Pål Repstad, "Chapter 11" i:/in:/from: An introduction to the sociology of religion : classical and contemporary
perspectives Aldershot, Hants: Ashgate, 2006, ISBN/ISSN: 0-7546-5653-5/0-7546-5658-6/978-0-7546-5653-1/978-0-7546-5658-6 ,
hentet fra/cited from
https://proxy.mf.no/login?url=http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protecte-d/external/AbstractView/S9780754682516 MF
- Furseth, Inger, "An excerpt" i:/in:/from: From quest for truth to being oneself : religious change in life stories Frankfurt am Main:
Peter Lang, 2006, s./p. 19-180
- Mahmood, Saba, Politics of piety : the Islamic revival and the feminist subject Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2005,
ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-08694-x/0-691-08695-8/978-0-691-08695-8
- McHugh, Ernestine Louise, Love and honor in the Himalayas : coming to know another culture Philadelphia: University of
Pennsylvania Press, 2001, ISBN/ISSN: 0-8122-1759-4/0-8122-3586-x
- Woodhead, Linda, "Religion and gender" i:/in:/from: Religions in the modern world : traditions and transformations
/ Linda Woodhead red./ed. London: Routledge, 2009, s./p. 471-488, ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-415-45891-7 /978-0-415-45890-0