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Full-Text Articles in American Studies
Ritual During Covid-19, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg, Ryan Lemasters, Jacob Riccioni
Ritual During Covid-19, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg, Ryan Lemasters, Jacob Riccioni
Modules for Teaching Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA
The following teaching module is designed for high school and college level instructors who seek to teach a lesson on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the participation and practice of religious rituals. The teaching module features a lesson plan, case studies, and assignments that can be incorporated as the instructor sees fit. This teaching module was created by Western Michigan University's Department of Comparative Religion.
Gender, Monastic Life, And The Lay Community During The Pandemic, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg
Gender, Monastic Life, And The Lay Community During The Pandemic, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg
Modules for Teaching Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA
The following teaching module is designed for high school and college level instructors who seek to teach a lesson on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the monastic life of both Buddhists and Catholics. The teaching module features a lesson plan, case studies, and assignments that can be incorporated as the instructor sees fit. This teaching module was created by Wester Michigan University's Department of Comparative Religion.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) And Religious Holidays In The U.S., Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg, Jarrett Stalinger, Jacob Riccioni
Coronavirus (Covid-19) And Religious Holidays In The U.S., Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg, Jarrett Stalinger, Jacob Riccioni
Modules for Teaching Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA
The following teaching module is designed for high school and college level instructors who seek to teach a lesson on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the celebration of religious holidays, such as Ramadan, Passover, and Easter. The teaching module features a lesson plan, case studies, and assignments that can be incorporated as the instructor sees fit. This teaching module was created by Western Michigan University's Department of Comparative Religion.
Orthodox Jewish Women And Ritual Purity During The Pandemic, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg
Orthodox Jewish Women And Ritual Purity During The Pandemic, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg
Modules for Teaching Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA
The following teaching module is designed for high school and college level instructors who seek to teach a lesson on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Jewish women and their ritual purity. The teaching module features a lesson plan, case studies, and assignments that can be incorporated as the instructor sees fit. This teaching module was created by Western Michigan University's Department of Comparative Religion.
Public Policy And Religion In The Pandemic: U.S. Constitution And The First Amendment, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg
Public Policy And Religion In The Pandemic: U.S. Constitution And The First Amendment, Stephen Covell, Diane Riggs, Cameron Borg
Modules for Teaching Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA
The following teaching module is designed for high school and college level instructors who seek to teach a lesson on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the relationship between church and state. The teaching module features a lesson plan, case studies, and assignments that can be incorporated as the instructor sees fit. This teaching module was created by Western Michigan University's Department of Comparative Religion.
Considerations For Events And Gatherings, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Considerations For Events And Gatherings, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
Checklist For Communities Of Faith, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Checklist For Communities Of Faith, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Health
This PDF from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a checklist for places of worship to use in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among their congregations. The checklist includes hygiene practices, disinfecting practices, social distancing, the use of masks, isolation, and support for those facing discrimination.
Faqs For Administrators And Leaders At Community- And Faith-Based Organizations, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Faqs For Administrators And Leaders At Community- And Faith-Based Organizations, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Health
This is the Frequently Asked Questions webpage from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designed to help places of worship prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their congregations. The FAQ page includes prevention strategies, community outreach strategies, and how to decide if services should be in person or virtual. Issues such as discrimination and marginalized populations are discussed on the FAQ page.
Community And Faith-Based Organizations: Plan, Prepare, And Respond, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Community And Faith-Based Organizations: Plan, Prepare, And Respond, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
Interim Guidance For Communities Of Faith, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Interim Guidance For Communities Of Faith, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Health
This article from the CDC offers guidelines for religious groups and organizations that are beginning to reopen and hold in-person services as stay-at-home orders are lifted. Guidelines include hygiene tips, disinfecting practices, the use of face masks, and other safe practices designed to keep houses of worship safe as they reopen. Other guidelines include policies for houses of worship to put in place for their congregants upon reopening, such as the use of worship materials.
The Bill Of Rights: What Does It Say?, The U.S. National Archives And Records Administration
The Bill Of Rights: What Does It Say?, The U.S. National Archives And Records Administration
Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
Fur Trade 10: Fur Trade Myths, Acknowledgements, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 10: Fur Trade Myths, Acknowledgements, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 10. Fur Trade Myths, Fiction vs. Fact.
Acknowledgements: Funding, Contributors, Image Credits, and Special Thanks.
Fur Trade 09: Fur Trade Society, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 09: Fur Trade Society, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 9. Interdependence, Mutual Influences, and Métis and Country Wives.
Fur Trade 01: Beaver: Mainstay Of The Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 01: Beaver: Mainstay Of The Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 1. Hunting, Hides, and Hats, Environmental Effects, and Why Beaver?
Fur Trade 08: New France And The Place Of The Fur Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 08: New France And The Place Of The Fur Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 8. What Was New France?, More than Profits at Stake, and Imperial Rivals.
Fur Trade 03: Trade Goods 1, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 03: Trade Goods 1, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 3. Material Culture of the Fur Trade and Cloth and Clothing.
Fur Trade 04: Trade Goods 2, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 04: Trade Goods 2, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 4. Firearms and Metal Goods.
Fur Trade 02: Birchbark Canoes, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 02: Birchbark Canoes, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 2. A Joint Effort, Canoes Got Bigger, Why Birchbark?, and a Valuable and Renewable Resource.
Fur Trade 07: Native Peoples And The Fur Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 07: Native Peoples And The Fur Trade, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 7. Shifting Political Alliances and Power, Transformations of Culture, and Religion and Worldview.
Fur Trade 05: Getting Around In 17th And 18th Century New France, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 05: Getting Around In 17th And 18th Century New France, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 5. Routes and Transportation and Travels of a Voyageur.
Fur Trade 06: How The Fur Trade Worked, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fur Trade 06: How The Fur Trade Worked, Rachel B. Juen, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 6. Government Regulation, From Montreal to the West, and Movement of Goods and Furs.
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 5: Project History, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 5: Project History, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 5.
Investigations at the long lost fort were begun in 1998 by WMU archaeologists.
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 8: Religious Life At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 8: Religious Life At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 8.
Written documents indicate that the Jesuit priests settled among neighboring Native American groups and were successful at creating some converts at the St. Joseph mission.
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 1: What Is Archaeology?, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 1: What Is Archaeology?, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 1.
What is Archaeology and Historical Archaeology?
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 4: Commercial Activities At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 4: Commercial Activities At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 4.
Fort St. Joseph was an important link in the chain of frontier outposts that marked the far reaches of New France and facilitated the fur trade between the French and Native Americans in the Western Great Lakes region.
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 6: Military Presence At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 6: Military Presence At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 6.
From 1691 to 1698 and from 1717 to 1761, French military personnel occupied Fort St. Joseph to defend the site's strategic position on a major trade route near the portage between the St. Joseph and Kankakee rivers, while maintaining alliances with friendly Native American groups to facilitate the trade in furs.
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 2: Fort History, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 2: Fort History, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 2.
The French established Fort St. Joseph in 1691 in present day Niles.
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 3: Change And Continuity At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 3: Change And Continuity At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 3.
At Fort St. Joseph, evidence points to many instances of cross-cultural exchange between the French fort inhabitants and neighboring Native American groups such as the Potawatomi, Miami and Sauk.
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 7: Public Archaeology At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Archaeology, History And Activities At Fort St. Joseph 7: Public Archaeology At Fort St. Joseph, Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Panel 7.
The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project practices community service learning.
One of the main goals of the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project is to incorporate the local community in all aspects of the archaeological enterprise in the investigation.
Roethke’S "Meditations Of An Old Woman": A Myth And Ritual For Dying, Christopher K. Bennett
Roethke’S "Meditations Of An Old Woman": A Myth And Ritual For Dying, Christopher K. Bennett
Masters Theses
In "Meditations of an Old Woman," Theodore Roethke poetically encountered death, speaking through the persona of an old woman approaching the end of life. The pattern she follows, wandering through her memory in search of the maiden she once was, is also found in the myth of Demeter and Persephone, which was ritualized in the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece. The poem, myth, and ritual taken together reflect a single archetypal pattern for approaching death; comparing them will reveal the essence of each. Through recollection, the old woman finally unites with her lost youthful self in an epiphany similar to …