SJSD 161B World Religions and Sexual Identities
An exploration of world religions with a focus on the traditions’ relationship to sexual identity and sexual diversity. This course will consider sexual diversity from a variety of perspectives, including the religion’s historical relationship to sexual diversity, sacred texts, essentials in its way of life, its spiritual life and arts, conceptions of divinity or sacredness, etc. SJSD 161B will explore karma based traditions: Hinduism and Buddhism, with other karma based or related traditions (Sikhism, Jainism, etc.) introduced by discretion of the professor. GE 6 unlinked, or GE 5C or GE 5D.
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