Read Miner, Horace. 1956. Body Ritual Among the Nacirema. American Anthropologist 58
Nacirema is American spelled backwards
Latipso is hospital spelled backwards.
The shrine is your bathroom.
The box in the shrine is the medicine cabinet.
The mouth-rite is brushing your teeth.
Then, answer the following question.
Most students who read the article do not notice it is about their own culture. Why?
Is the article an emic or an etic description of Nacirema culture? Explain why?
How did the language of the article influence your response?
Last, respond to 2 other students’ posts.
(students’ posts are not yet available until the questions part is finished)
