Body Ritual in Nacirema When I started reading Miner’s “Body Rituals among the Nacirema” I wasn’t really ‘reading’ it. By the end of the first page‚ it “hit me” and I had to start reading it over again. Realizing the essay was speaking of Americans gave me a whole different perspective. I found some of it quite amusing as well as enlightening. My feeling is that the author intended the reader to see our own ethnocentrism and question our own acts towards others with whom we are not familiar
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“Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” Summary In the essay “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”‚ anthropologist Horace Miner depicts a group of people known as the “Nacirema”‚ but is referring to Americans‚ whose cultural beliefs are deeply rooted in the perspective that the human body is prune to sickness and disfiguration. Consequently‚ a substantial part of their lives is spent on unusual rituals and customs to improve conditions of the body that are filled with magical components. Moreover‚ Miner uses
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Body Ritual among the Nacirema Kim Wilson Ivy Tech Community College This article written by‚ Horace Miner‚ was my first read in where I was shocked to discover such barbaric rituals from other areas of life. I took the time to re-read this article several times. I have learned of many different cultures in where people do things that seem out of the ordinary; however the beliefs and practices of the Nacirema people just seem outlandish. According to‚ Professor Linton‚ who brought the
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Summary of “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” According to the article by Miner‚ there is a “present in some yet undescribed tribe” in the east America called the Nacirema. The Nacirema’s culture is a highly developed community and they spend a lot of time with ritual activities. They believe that ritual activities could change their bodies both physically and mentally. The first point that was highlighted in the article was the shrine. The shrine is a box that “kept the many charms and magical
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