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. Themes include the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; influential models of authority and government; alternative models of coherence and diversity; religious reformations and utopian movements; technical innovation; and interpreting nature. (4) IHON 112 : Liberty, Power, and Imagination - H1 Examines innovative ideas and institutions from the Enlightenment to today that have shaped the contemporary world. Themes include scientific, political, artistic, and commercial revolutions; emerging

anthropologists and scholars of slavery, the book expands the research on Haratine people beyond a focus on major public figures, by showing how women are transforming their status in their everyday lives. Wiley also hopes non-governmental organizations and people working in Mauritania might benefit from its nuanced understanding of Haratine diversity. For general readers, the book portrays Muslim women who refute prevalent stereotypes. Just like Christianity, Islam takes a variety of forms, Wiley points out

Christianity, Islam takes a variety of forms, Wiley points out. Haratine women, whose lives are defined by much more than religion, often find Islam empowering. “It supports their economic endeavors,” Wiley said. “In Islam, a woman controls her own money.” “They are smart, savvy, bold, outspoken, entrepreneurial,” she said, “the funniest women I’ve ever met.” An entire chapter is dedicated to their jokes, which, Wiley argues, air views that might otherwise be hard to speak publicly. In the market — “a de

she hails from a religious family, and often felt “stress” when it came to sexuality. She said she struggled reconciling Christianity and queer identity. “I had heard so much about (how) being queer was a sin, but I didn’t feel like a bad person,” she said. “Ultimately, I came to realize…I was loved for who I was.” While Brewer’s time at PLU helped her feel more comfortable with her sexuality, the campus wasn’t immune to larger societal tension surrounding LGBTQ issues. She recalls one incident in