Orientations

Religion and women

This introduction consist of three readings that sketch the origin of ‘religion’ and defines important terms. It outlines the widely varying issues concerning women. It briefly highlights the critical questions that need to be addressed, and provides a ‘road map’ through our courses that explore this area of research.

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O2

The ideology of culture and women

Why do cultures manifest an ideology? Is the position of women in any specific society determined by its culture? The readings of this introduction define terms, set parameters, and indicate key questions that need to be examined. They then explain the relevance of specific academic courses for this topic.

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O3

Violence against women

This introduction takes its starting point from the social fact of violence against women. What is the range and nature of the violence? What are the immediate and underlying causes? The text highlights those of our courses that explore specific forms of violence.

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