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assignment-1/Miner-1956-BodyRitualAmongTheNacirema.pdf
Body Ritual Among the Nacirema
by Horace Miner from American Anthropologist, 1956, 58(3), 503-507
assignment-1/question.txt
Read the following article on the Nacirema (Links to an external site.). After reading, answer the following questions completely and submit the questions via a word document or text submission. 1. Who are the Nacirema? 2. What cultural rituals or practices of the Nacirema do you find the most unusual or strange? Why? 3. Does our cultural worldview influence and inform our perception of people from other cultures? Why or why not? 4. Why do you suppose I have you read this article about the Nacirema? 5. What if I told you that Nacirema is simply "American" spelled backwards and that the rituals you are reading of involve quite typical, mundane activities that Americans spend their time doing?