There are many new things that I now know about Elvis. I knew that he died from drug overdose, but I found out in class that he actually died on the toilet. I found that to be very interesting and quite embarrassing. Something else that I had never known was that Elvis and Eminem are actually very similar. Back in his time, Elvis was seen as a corrupter for young people. He had the nickname, \u201cElvis pelvis\u201d, and was seen as a bad influence. Today, Eminem is seen the same way.<\/p>\n
I thought it was pretty interesting to learn about the Pilgrimage to Graceland. I had never thought of it as being a pilgrimage before discussing it in class. I do think that the concepts are solid enough for it to be considered a pilgrimage. There is travel involved, which is a big part of the Turner model. There is also a limin, metaphorical death, and community as a major component. Along with the Eliade model, there is also potential for sacred space and there is an axis mundi. I think that this is enough to back the fact that it is a pilgrimage, although some may not agree.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, I do not really see this pilgrimage as being a religion. We discussed that Elvis and Jesus really do have a lot of things in common and the pilgrimage exemplifies a lot of the religious characteristics we have come up with in class, but I don\u2019t think that it is enough. I just can\u2019t seem to compare Elvis and Jesus even if they do have a lot of similarities. I don\u2019t think Elvis qualifies as an ultimate reality, even if many people do look up to him as such. There are a lot of the concepts of religion that have the potential to be present, but they aren\u2019t fully grasped. For example, I do not see anything involving the pilgrimage to be considered sacred and that is a big component of my definition of religion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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