Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

"Determine the practices of other societies based on values ​​and criteria of their society" (Scupin, Section 3)

"In the response of a particular society to a problem or opportunity, it is necessary to understand the view of cultural tradition" (Scupin, Section 5)

Before you really understand it Can you think of examples of your life?

"Despite the fact that these people are very cautious about oral care, this kind of ritual involves attack methods.

I was told that in the ceremony it involves inserting a small bunch of pig's hair into the mouth, adding magic powder, and moving the beam with a very formal series of gestures. "(Minor 504)

He ate the substance to heal. Medical staff sometimes comes to customers

"From a far perspective, it is easy to understand all of the roughness and insignificance of magic from the high safety of advanced civilization, but without that power and guidance, humans do not like him like him It can not be controlled, practical problems, humans can not enter the higher stages of civilization. "(Miner 507)

"Nasirema's Body Ceremony" Abstract In the "Nasirema's body ceremony", anthropologist Horace Minor depicts a group of people called "Nasirema", but its cultural beliefs point to deep Americans. It can repair diseases and deformities rooted in the body. As a result, the majority of their lives are spent on strange rituals and customs, improving the physical condition of the magical elements. Furthermore, unlike other anthropologists, Marinovsky, who believe that minor can use Nasirema 's exceptional culture to judge other cultures, we can make judgments different from other cultures Can not do ... Show more

Summary of Nasirema 's Body Ritual: In Horace' s Nassirema 's body ritual, as Written by Professor Lynton in the early 20 th century, he wrote about the characteristics of the North American organization Nasirema. In this article, Nasirema is depicted as a culture about the vanity of the whole human being caught. There is a description of a temple, which is mainly concerned with executions and events. Many amulets (medicine, magical material) are placed in this shrine so that it is kept safely and reused for future daily ceremonies. One of the repetitive rituals that is mainly done by men is the use of "sharp instruments" to scratch and tear the surface. Under the shrine, there is a typeface that uses holy water for the whole family "Short bathing ceremony" (hand washing and body washing away). This "holy water" comes from the community "water temple"