Discuss place has different meanings to different groups

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Problem

Part 1: Scavenger Hunt-US Culture

Identify a secular or sacred place, holiday, or ritual in US 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 2: Discussion Question

Option I: Sacred Place

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:

"Approaching Religious Space: An Overview of Theories, Methods, and Challenges in Religious Studies" by Jeanne Halgren Kilde in Religion & Theology, vol. 20, no. 3/4, Sept. 2013.

pages 149-166 Chapter Six: Sacred Stones and Places In Vine Deloria Jr, and Philip J. Deloria. The World We Used to Live In?: Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Men. Fulcrum Publishing, 2006.

pages 94-103, "Sacred Places" thru "Kakshasanas" in Elgood, Heather. Hinduism and the Religious Arts. Continuum, 2000.

Option II:, for this sacred place, do the following:

A. Using 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.

B. Explain if it has a strong connection to specific myths from the culture or not.

C. Discuss if this place has different meanings to different groups or if the meanings of this place have evolved over time.

D. Identify any relevant material culture at the site and its relationship to nonmaterial culture, if appropriate.

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