DiffusionThe spread of certain ideas, customs, or practices from one culture to another.

Ancient Egyptian (right) and later Roman (above) Bes Jars

DiffusionThe spread of certain ideas, customs, or practices from one culture to

another.Hollywood/ Bollywood

DiffusionSyncretism

►The creative blending of indigenous and foreign beliefs and practices into new cultural forms.– Ex: Sarapis

►Ptolemaic mash of the Greek god Zeus and the Egyptian god Osiris

DiffusionSyncretism

►The creative blending of indigenous and foreign beliefs and practices into new cultural forms.– Ex: The influence of “Western” culture

(Coke, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Hollywood, etc.)►Korean Pizza Hut►The Falafel burger, from the menu at the

McDonald’s next to the great Pyramids at Giza

DiffusionSyncretismTrobriand Cricket

►When British missionaries pressed Trobriand Islanders to celebrate their yam harvests with a game of cricket rather than traditional “wild” dances, Trobrianders transformed the staid British sport into an event that featured sexual chants and dances between innings.

► 10 minute video