Myth Homework Help

Choose one of the 3 below listed topics to address in your discussion post.  In all cases, be sure to connect your choice with this week's Learning Resources. 

Religious theorist Mircea Eliade claims that human beings often look for places where the sacred “breaks through” into the human realm. He claims that this desire for sacred places exists even in the absence of religion. Can you share an example of a personal sacred, but not necessarily religious space and tell the story of why it became sacred for you?

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Have you visited any sacred sites outside of the United States? If so, please tell us about them and recount the stories connected to them.

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What are some sacred places you can think of in the world that have not been mentioned in the text or our discussions so far? Do you think sacred places are important for humanity? Why or why not?

Your initial post should be 300-400 words.