Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Provides an analysis of the theories and practices associated with bodily renunciation, focused especially on the first Christian centuries. Explores issues such as fasting, sexual abstinence, and social withdrawal from a variety of critical perspectives, with special attention paid to gender, status, and the body in religion. May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Religious Studies 402 / Programs and Courses