<p>Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Asian languages not required. Examination of position and function of women in ancient India, primarily through study of key religious and legal texts. Topics include women’s life cycle, relation to social institutions, and challenges to these ideals, especially in narrative literature. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

South Asian

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College of Letters and Science

The department offers a wide range of courses in the languages, literatures, religions, and cultural heritage of China, Japan, and Korea, as well as South and Southeast Asia.

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Women and Gender in Ancient India

S ASIAN 185

4 units