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BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMA

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 The events that take place in our everyday lives are described as rituals    These rituals that are talked about are made to sound like the culture that partakes in such things is crazy ID: 552821

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BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMASlide2

 The events that take place in our everyday lives are described as

“rituals”.

  

These

rituals that are talked about are made to sound like the culture that partakes in such things is crazy.Slide3

It starts with the ritual of getting ready in the morning, as a long drawn out process.  

The

story then moves to talk about how American people have cabinets full of medications that supposedly make us better.  

However

, most the medications are used once or twice, but then left in the cabinet.  Slide4

Along with the amount of medications, there are the trips to the hospital that most people find necessary.  

Most adults are not afraid to go to the doctor for an illness, which only leads to more medications, but children have a fear of the people in white coats. Slide5

Miner is illustrating an OBSESSION

It is true that American lives revolve around self-image.  

That

is why people spend so much time getting ready in the morning, buy so many medications for every illness, and run to the doctor for stronger medications.Slide6

Genre

Satirical – to point out the flaws of our culture -

makes fun of people’s weaknesses, mistakes, foolishness, and wrong behavior

Slide7

Author’s Purpose

Miner’s overall purpose is

to make common American behaviors and beliefs seem magical and silly by describing them as if they were tribal behaviors.

He used new vocabulary to confuse you so you wouldn’t guess who the

Nacirema

really are.

Make common American behaviors and beliefs seems magical and silly by describing them as if they were tribal behaviors

To teach Americans to not look at other cultures as if they were strange and exotic because people can look at our culture [like he did] and think we’re weird Slide8

Elements of the Piece

Belief in ugliness of human body (Truth: we spend much time and money on our appearance)

Shrine devoted to body ritual (Truth: our medicine cabinets are often filled with too much “stuff”—especially old medicines that should be thrown outSlide9

Practitioners who require gifts (Truth: the health industry makes quite a bit of money, and medicine is also expensive)

Listener who deals with bewitched people (Truth: Many psychologists believe that personal problems are caused by early experiences in life, especially in the ways parents treat us and teach us about taking care of ourselves)Slide10

Shrine: bathroom

wealthier families have more than one

Rituals that happen there are private and secret

“Charm box” (medicine cabinet)Slide11

Font: sink (holy water)

“A ritual ablution of the mouth for children which is supposed to improve their moral fiber” --washing mouth out with soap—really doesn’t happen any more

Mouth rite: brushing one’s teeth

Seek out a “holy mouth-man”—visiting the dentistSlide12

Imposing temple,

latipso

: hospital

Vestal maidens: nurses (no longer have “distinctive costume and headdress”)

“Rich gift”: payment for services

Listener: psychologist

Ritual fasts: diets

“Rites” (paragraph 18):Plastic surgery

Magical materials: birth controlSlide13

Pregnant women “dress….to hide their condition” (Not any longer)

Birth takes place in secret—not any longer

Majority of women do not nurse—not any longerSlide14

Anthropology Look

From this perspective, Miner was trying to show how as an outsider’s perspective, we judge others’ cultural practices as bizarre, when we are really no different in our “magical” waysSlide15