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Nacirema is American spelt backwards. "Body rituals of the Nacerima," was written by Anthropologist Horace Miner to show how different cultures can appear strange if they are not understood. This was a satirical work done in the 1950's about the current American society. Everything listed is what American's do everyday.
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The Nacirema Kingdom is a fictional culture described in an anthropological article by Horace Miner, written to highlight the ethnocentrism of Western cultures by presenting them from an outsider's perspective. In reality, the Nacirema Kingdom does not exist.
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∙ 13y agoAnthropologists and sociologists use the term Nacirema to see the behaviors of American people. Nacirema is American spelled backwards. The founder and leader of the Nacirema was Notgnihsaw, which is Washington spelled backwards. The Nacirema had a ritual where people put a stick with hair on it and moved it around people's mouths to keep their teeth from falling out. This represents brushing teeth. There were latipso medicine men and women. They are the doctors, psychiatrists, and pharmacists. Latipso is hospital spelled backwards without the h.
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Where is Nacirema?
Nacirema is American spelled backwards. The Nacirema article is talking American culture and putting it an outside perspective.
What culture is similar to the NACIREMA culture?
the nacirema culture is a culture that is a culture.(Ha WEIRD mee)
When was Nacirema Club created?
Nacirema Club was created in 1920.
What is the nacirema belief system concerning the human body?
Nacirema is simply American spelled backward.
A Nacirema who is a cultural relativist would view contemporary Nacirema culture as?
just as interesting and worthy of study as any other
Nacirema who is a cultural relativist would view contemporary Nacirema culture as?
just as interesting and worthy of study as any other
Who are the Nacirema what is the commonly used name?
The Nacirema are a fictional cultural group described in a famous anthropological essay by Horace Miner. The term "Nacirema" is simply "American" spelled backwards, highlighting how anthropologists can provide insights into their own society by studying it as if it were a foreign culture.
Body Ritual Nacirema?
I have to read the 'Body Ritual Nacirema' in my anthropology class, and wrote a brief summary about the article. Is it okay to compare it with American customs?
What is is a mouth rite?
It is the Nacirema ritual of brushing your teeth.
Who is the author of body ritual among the nacirema?
Horace Miner
What does the Nacirema tribe occupy?
The Nacirema tribe is a fictional group described in a well-known anthropological study about American culture. It satirizes the ethnocentric way in which other cultures are often studied by anthropologists. The Nacirema are a symbol used to critique cultural biases in ethnographic research.
Who are the Nacirema?
The Nacirema are a fictional tribe described in a famous anthropological article by Horace Miner. The article is a satirical critique of the field of anthropology and examines how cultural practices can be misunderstood or misinterpreted when viewed from an outsider's perspective.
