Syllabus Gender and Religion
Spring 2020
1. Sex & Gender
Jenks, C. (ed.) (1998). Core Sociological Dichotomies. Sage Pub. pp. 151-165.
2. Structure & Agency
Jenks, C. (ed.) (1998). Core Sociological Dichotomies. Sage Pub. pp. 8-33.
3. Active & Passive
Jenks, C. (ed.) (1998). Core Sociological Dichotomies. Sage Pub. pp. 261-274.
4. Gender Differences in Religious Practice and Significance
Beckfords, J. A. & Demerarth, N. J. (eds.). (2007). The SAGE Handbook of the Religion. SAGE. pp. 566-583.
5. Interpreting Holy Texts (Selected readings)
Grung, A. (2016). Gender Justice in Muslim-Christian Readings. Brill.
6. Interpreting Holy Texts (Selected readings)
Grung, A. (2016). Gender Justice in Muslim-Christian Readings. Brill.
7. Conversion to Islam (Selected readings)
Nieuwkerk, K. (2006). Women Embracing Islam: Gender and Conversion in the West. Unv. of Texas Press.
8. Conversion to Islam (Selected readings)
Nieuwkerk, K. (2006). Women Embracing Islam: Gender and Conversion in the West. Unv. of Texas Press.
9. Headscarf Debate in Turkey Yılmaz, S. (2013).
10. Headscarf Debate in Turkey Yılmaz, S. (2013).
11. Honor Killing
Pope, N. (2012). Honor Killings in the Twenty-First Century. Palgrave Macmillan.
12. The Subject of Freedom & Topography of the Piety Movement (in Egypt)
Mahmood, S. (2005). Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Princeton University Press.
pp.1-78.
13. Intersecting Nation, Religion and Gender
Dunnei M. et al. (2017). Troubling Muslim Youth Identities: Nation, Religion, Gender. Palgrave Macmillan.
pp.15-55; 263-278.
