10,000 Ideas

My quest for finding a lovely topic is becoming much easier to find with the book 10,000 Ideas. The things that they suggest are actually quite original and easily help me to think more about topics similar to the topics that they suggest. They've also suggested many original topics that I would have never even crossed my mind. Though, as an action, many of the topics may not work, which could be a problem. So far, I've managed to develop a list of topics that I've found:

· The pagan origins of Christian holidays
· Witchcraft during the Middle Ages
· Ancient Celtic burial practices
· Animal worship in primitive religions. Select several cultures for comparison
· The role of the shaman in primitive societies
· Incan religion
· Malinowski’s views of religion and magic
· The place of the shaman in primitive cultures
· Mysteries of the Mayan civilization. What are the unanswered questions in anthropological research?
· Hindu funeral and burial customs
· Mayan myths
· Similarities between Christian and Pagan rituals

Fashion-Type Topics:
· Compare and contrast military costumes of Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, and Babylonia
· Traditional dress and jewelry of India
· The clothing of war: ancient and modern
· Body coloring among early civilizations. Include materials and designs.
· The ancient oriental custom of foot binding


· The Japanese art of paper folding (origami)


Because most of these topics are quite simple, I was hoping to combine some on the list, or even find an outside topic in a section such as fashion, medicine, etc. and combine it with topics from my list.