This is my HUMN 351 Myth in the World Class
Part A: Scavenger Hunt
– U.S. Culture
Identify a secular or sacred place, holiday, or ritual in U.S. culture. Provide a link to the place’s website or a link to a description of the holiday or ritual. In a few sentences, identify the cultural story (or stories if there is more than one group associated with it) connected with this place or ritual.
Part B: Discussion Question
Choose one of the following options.
Option #1 – Sacred Place
FIRST – identify and briefly describe a sacred place in a world culture or religion. Use a reliable and credible source from the Required Learning Materials for this week or from the UMGC library. Embed a picture of this place in your post using these instructions.
SECONDLY – for this sacred place, please do the following:
Use at least one specific concepts or theoretical method from the Required Learning Materials for studying sacred place, describe how you think this sacred place developed and what function it serves in its culture.
Explain if it has a strong connection to specific myths from the culture or not.
Discuss if this place has different meanings to different groups and/or if the meanings of this place have evolved over time.
Identify any relevant material culture at the site and its relationship to nonmaterial culture, if appropriate.
Option #2 – Ritual
FIRST – Identify and briefly describe a specific ritual in a world culture or religion. Use a reliable and credible source from the Required Learning Materials for this week or from the UMGC library. Include a picture of this ritual in your post.
SECONDLY – for this ritual, please do the following:
Use at least one specific concepts and methods from the Required Learning Materials for studying ritual and describe how you think this sacred place developed and what function it serves in its culture.
Explain if it has a strong connection to specific myths from the culture or not.
Discuss if this ritual has different meanings to different people who are involved in the ritual, and if the meanings of this ritual have changed over time.
Identify any relevant material culture or symbolic actions that are used in the ritual and their relationship to nonmaterial culture, if appropriate.
