Jul 08, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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T3 4070 - Sin and Sex in Western Legal History
Examines the intersections of religion, philosophy, law, art and literature in the creation of western legal practices seeking to govern sexual behavior and sexual identity, from the ancient world to the renaissance. Primary questions include how did notions of “sin” become attached to sex, whether and how these ideas permeated modern legal systems, and how subsequent values have impacted gender systems.
Requisites: 8 Hours in Tier II Humanities and Sr only
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Create and present a major project on a modern issue concerning.
- Think critically about the human origins of socially prescribed behavior.
- Understand the Judeo-Christian origins of modern legal principles regarding sex.
- Understand the changes over time regarding social values and legal statutes regarding sex and sexuality in the western world.
- Understand the key elements of gender systems in the pre-modern world regarding sexuality.
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