Lecture by Dr. Emily Simpson on Women’s Religiosity in Early Modern Japan

Thursday, January 23, 5:15 p.m.

SSMS 2135

Presented by the Department of Religious Studies

Dr. Emily B. Simpson, assistant professor in the Department for the Study of Religions at Wake Forest University, will discuss katsurame, a group of women outside of Kyoto who practiced matrilineal succession and fulfilled various occupations. She will chart the history of their multifaceted job description and compare it to other professions women typically occupy.