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among the Nacirema Horace Miner in Applying Anthropology 2012200203 F ounding issue of anthropology Similarities and differences Similarities Universals Eat amp Drink Sleep Language amp Communication. Nacirema. . . Horace Miner. Sociology:. the study of society. Traditional methods of investigation include . emperical. /statistics and observation. Positivism. vs. . anti-positivism. : . Positivism relies on empiricism and the scientific method for research and understanding. Ritual. “any repeated, ordered, patterned and shared behavior” . as “. imaginative and interpretive act[s] through which we express and create meaning”. . --Anderson and Foley. . Ritual. Helps us get through anxiety of transitions. Patterned, recurring sequence of events. Morning, bedtime, workout, TV, Homework rituals.. These ritual activities are . secular. (non-religious). Ritual. Religious Rituals. Involves religious paraphernalia/symbols like prayers, offerings, sacred literature recitations, etc.. Primary mechanism of cooperation. Ritual is widespread in the animal kingdom where cautious communication is required. Deep evolutionary history. Primate social rituals. As highly social creatures primates have a wealth of social rituals. Birth. A . detailed series of life-cycle rituals (. samskara. , or refinements) mark major transitions in the life of the individual. . Especially . orthodox Hindu families may invite Brahman priests to their homes to officiate at these rituals, complete with sacred fire and recitations of mantras. Cleansing oneself with water to bring about physical cleanliness is as old as human history. The transition from water as a means to achieve physical cleanliness to water as a means of achieving spiritual cleanliness is not a huge one. In ancient Babylon, water was used as a means of spiritual cleansing by the cult of Enki. In ancient Greece, a bath in the sanctuary of Trophonion was believed to provide immortality to the initiate undergoing the ritual. There are many other examples of water as a method for spiritual cleansing in many ancient religions.  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.. Horace Miner. Genre: Satire. Satire: makes fun of people’s weaknesses, mistakes, foolishness, and wrong behavior. They are written to criticize society and the way that people do things. . It hopes to make society better by pointing out the things people do wrong, in a funny way. . What one may view as strange, may be very meaningful in another culture.. While some rituals can involve something as simple as a silent, individual prayer, others—especially those involving a larger group—can be extremely painful and violent. Here are some of the most unusual rituals from all over the world. Never ridicule rituals or beliefs from other cultures – keep in mind that some of our rituals and/or beliefs may seem just as strange or unusual to people from other cultures.. Major Sources:. Rossano. , M.J. (2013) . Mortal rituals: What the story of the Andes survivors tells us about human evolution. . New York: Columbia University Press. . Rossano. , M.J. (2010). . Supernatural selection: How religion evolved. . Ritual is widespread in the animal kingdom where cautious communication is required. Deep evolutionary history. Primate social rituals. As highly social creatures primates have a wealth of social rituals. 1 worlds through religious rituals. Rituals usually contain a verbal component and often number of physical objects. Most of the ph ysical components can be reused for future rituals, unless expen 1 2 2003 by All rights reserved.No portion of this book, including art, may beeproduced express consent fromthe author. Exerpts taken for review purposesart by by Anaar unless other- 3 this book to by Horace Miner American Anthropologist 1956 583 503-507