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	Nacirema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Body Ritual Among the Nacirema is a satire of anthropological papers on other cultures, and the culture of the United States.
		Nacirema is actually a word play, as it is "American" spelled backwards.
		The Nacirema are described as a group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nacirema (446 words)

	Nacirema
		Discussion of the rite is considered taboo by most Nacirema and is rarely mentioned in their culture except to remind themselves of the benefits of the rite and the dangers of not having it done.
		The Nacirema believe that all females are born perfect by design while males are born flawed with part of their bodies 'unclean' that must be amputated in order to maintain good health.
		For a Nacirema mother if she doesn't want the ritual performed on her baby, it would be as if she were rejecting her father, brothers, and even her own husband, all of whom have gone through the rite and consider it important to continue the tradition.
	www.geocities.com /nalliandar/Nacirema (818 words)

	NACIREMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Thompson's paper, unlike the original, was primarily a social commentary focused on environmental issues.
		The newest symbols seem to have nearly approached the ultimate of the Nacirema's cultural ideal.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/na/Nacirema.htm (409 words)

	Miner's "Body Ritual among the Nacirema" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Nacirema culture is characterized by a highly developed market economy which has evolved in a rich natural habitat.
		The extremely sacred and traditional character of the rite is evident in the fact that the natives return to the holy-mouth-men year after year, despite the fact that their teeth continue to decay.
		Miner's original research was conducted, the Nacirema have almost universally abandoned the natural bristles of their private mouth-rite in favor of oil-based polymerized synthetics.
	home.comcast.net /~linoleum/docs/nacirema.htm (2478 words)

	Religious Basis for Nacirema Body Ritual
		The Nacirema are a diverse people, with settlers from different parts of the continent and the world blending together to form a distinct culture.
		Miner cites the oral rites of the Nacirema as examples of their magic beliefs but we can see the link between what, according to Miner, is the belief "...that a strong relationship exists between oral and moral characteristics" and religious belief by looking again to the creation myth.
		Perhaps all that is needed is for the Nacirema to acknowledge that religion, whatever the denomination, affects their culture, and to recognize that is not necessarily a bad thing, to enable them to address the problems of alienation and loss of cultural identity.
	www.esc.edu /esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/0/bdb49cb0647bafe4852569ee0054c2d4?opendocument (2526 words)

	Docket No. 4
		Nacirema has conducted many safety meetings for its employees since 1954 at which its policy of strict adherence to federal safety regulations was stressed, as well as its policy that if an employee was not in safe position to work, he should stop work until such time as the situation was corrected.
		Nacirema appeared and was represented by its Director of Safety, Mr.
		Nacirema, by its employment of longshoremen herein was and is subject to the provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 901, et seq., and the regulations issued thereunder, including 29 CFR 1504.7 and 1504.73(b)(1), which were in effect prior to and on April 28, 1971.
	www.oshrc.gov /decisions/html_1972/4.html (5554 words)

	Nacirema.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Nacirema’s culture is characterized by a highly developed market economy; most of their day is spent in ritual activity which focuses mainly on the human body.
		Since the Nacirema have a fascination with the mouth some might find it disturbing that their ritual consists of inserting a bundle of hog hairs in the mouth.
		Another kind of practitioner of the Nacirema is known as the “listener.” The witchdoctor is supposed to have the power to exorcise demons that are trapped in people’s heads.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/c/d/cdc186/Nacirema.html (746 words)

	Body Ritual among the Nacirema - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		In fact, if all of the logically possible combinations of behavior have not been found somewhere in the world, he is apt to suspect that they must be present in some yet undescribed tribe.
		Professor Linton [3] first brought the ritual of the Nacirema to the attention of anthropologists twenty years ago, but the culture of this people is still very poorly understood.
		While the natives are very vague on this point, we can only assume that the idea in retaining all the old magical materials is that their presence in the charm-box, before which the body rituals are conducted, will in some way protect the worshiper.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=46588 (2695 words)

	Nacirema
		According to the Nacirema tribal mythology, their nation was originated by a culture hero, Geowahs, from whom all claim to be descended.
		An important part of this ritual consists of thrusting into the mouth a magical wand tipped with boar's bristles, natural or artificial, and moving it in a series of mystical movements which are thought to dispel the influence of evil spirits and prevent their entering the body through the mouth.
		The Nacirema people have an almost pathological horror of and fascination with the mouth, the condition of which is believed to have a supernatural influence upon all social and societal relationships.
	www.homestead.com /schoolfile/files/Nacirema.htm (855 words)

	Nigerians In America Village Square - Body Ritual among the Nacerima's by Horace Miner
		Professor Linton first brought the ritual of the Nacirema to the attention of anthropologists twenty years ago (1936: 326), but the culture of this people is still very poorly understood.
		According to Nacirema mythology, their nation was originated by a culture hero, Notgnishaw, who is otherwise known for two great feats of strength -- the throwing of a piece of wampum across the river Pa-To-Mac and the chopping down of a cherry tree in which the Spirit of Truth resided.
		The Nacirema have an almost pathological horror and fascination with the mouth, the condition of which is believed to have a supernatural influence on all social relationships.
	www.nigeriansinamerica.com /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1448 (2557 words)

	Untitled Document
		After reading the article on nacirema I couldn?t believe that there was a group of people who thought that they needed to cause this much pain to each other in order to be cleansed.
		Nacirema: The fact that this article was written in 1956, when we were much less of a consumer society amazes me. Madison Ave was a relatively new industry, and the incredible power of television had not taken hold yet.
		The Nacirema article was very interesting and it makes you think about the family traditions that you follow or the interesting things that you consistently do with a group of friends.
	cehs.unl.edu /cci861/unit1-1.html (15784 words)

	Tech Literacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Nacirema set standards on how they live their life and keep to that ritual in order to be “happy”.
		There is the fact that they always have to be clean, have decent teeth, have a perfect body, be hairless from time to time, and concentrate on beauty when in fact they despise the chore of completing these tasks.
		Nacirema’s are well aware of sickness both mentally and physically so they seek help.
	dana.ucc.nau.edu /~amg246/Webpage.htm (531 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Nacirema have many magical beliefs, but the most interesting are those about their own bodies and how they should be cared for.
		The main belief of the Nacirema appears to be that the human body is ugly and that the only way to prevent it from growing weak and diseased is to practice powerful rituals devoted to this purpose.
		The Nacirema have another kind of specialist whose name is best translated as "holy-mouth-man.” The Nacirema have an almost extreme horror of and fascination with the mouth, the condition of which is believed to have a supernatural influence on all social relationships.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /curriculum/lang/instrguides/04-05FRIG/F1A04/Welcome/NiceMeet/F1A04WNMhjNacirema.doc (1704 words)

	Body Ritual Among the Nacirema
		Professor Linton [FN 3] first brought the ritual of the Nacirema to the attention of anthropologists twenty years ago, but the culture of this people is still very poorly understood.
		While the natives are very vague on this point, we can only assume that the idea in retaining all the old magical materials is that their presence in the charm-box, before which the body rituals are conducted, will in some way protect the worshipper.
		It is to be hoped that, when a thorough study of the Nacirema is made, there will be careful inquiry in to the personality structure of these people.
	www.rlc.dcccd.edu /mathsci/anth/101/miner.htm (2435 words)

	The Nacirema American (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The anthropological article, “Body Rituals Among the Nacirema” written by Horace Miner, discusses a foreign tribe’s culture, which in the end is not foreign at all.
		Nacirema is American spelled backwards as a hint from Miner that he is indeed speaking of the rituals practiced by Americans.
		The words chosen by Miner give the effect that Naciremas are more spiritual and are not based as much on science as America is. The term witch doctor gives the vibe that it is African and a voodoo worshiping quality.
	www.personal.psu.edu /students/y/j/yjs103/miners.htm (757 words)

	Student Comments on Study Units
		Although he consistently stated that he didn't understand why the Nacirema did what they did, he was also clear to point out their foolishness for doing so.
		This gave an indication that he was from somewhere where the people had surpassed the Nacirema culturally, but somewhere they could possibly get to in the future.
		The Nacirema article really made me think; not so much as in what Miner was getting at, but at the perspective he took.
	cehs.unl.edu /cci861/unit1.html (11306 words)

	Nacerima
		Nacirema culture is characterized by a highly developed market economy which
		It is to be hoped that, when a thorough study of the Nacirema is made, there
		In everyday life the Nacirema avoids exposure of his body and its
	www.stanford.edu /~davidf/nacirema.html (2030 words)

	Nacirema.htm
		The Nacirema are a North American tribe living in the area between the Canadian Cree and the Tarahumare of Mexico.
		The Nacirema have a special interest in the mouth and there are specialist Holy Mouth People who prescribe rituals for keeping the mouth clean.
		There is also a temple called a Latipsoh where the medicine people and their assistants perform many strange rituals including inserting magic wands in people's mouths and forcing them to take many different kinds of curative medicines, some of which have been known to kill the visitors rather than cure them.
	hsc.csu.edu.au /pta/scansw/Nacirema.htm (1156 words)

	Toilet Readin'
		Many Nacirema are under a constant hypnosis, staring at large lit-up boxes for hours during the day and night.
		Because of these extremely introverted practices, many Nacirema at the age of fertility are unskilled at the most basic human procedure, the act of mating courtship.
		The male usually initiates first contact with the female, although he is generally inferior at conversation, and in his nervousness, mostly worsens his image to the prospective mate.
	personal.mosney.net /writing.html (3589 words)

	The Nacirema (Morgana's Observatory)
		Professor Emma Linton first brought the ritual of the Nacirema to the attention of anthropologists 47 years ago, but the culture of these people is still poorly understood.
		Another special magician, but less important than the Medicine Woman, is the Holy Mouth Man. The Nacirema have a tremendous horror and fascination with the mouth, the condition of which is believed to have supernatural powers in all social relationships.
		According to Nacirema mythology, their nation was originated by a culture hero, Notgnihsaw, who is otherwise known for two great feats of strength -- the throwing of a piece of wampum across the river Pa-To-Mac and the chopping down of a cherry tree in which the Spirit of Truth lives.
	www.dreamscape.com /morgana/nacirema.htm (726 words)

	Nacirema Web: Resources on the Nacirema People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is the opinion of this researcher that the Nacirema and the Asu are in fact one and the same.
		We suspect that while ethnologists in the field may be more likely to hear the people of this society refer to themselves as Nacirema, apparently Asu is also an acceptable term of reference.
		Nacirema Anthropologists discuss undergraduate education: Anthropology Through the Looking Glass: The Anthropological Self in a Multicultural Classroom.
	beadsland.com /nacirema (532 words)

	JBG: Ignorance, Knowledge, and Dummy Categories
		One of our research questions was: "Do Nacirema have a cultural model(s) regarding the mixability of generic liquors?" That is, we wanted to examine a particular kind of "knowing about" knowledge: the combinatorial possibilities, or grammars, of different liquors when making mixed drinks.
		Nacirema who know about Tequila and Dark Rum only through stimulus diffusion have a different view of their plausible mixings.
		Nacirema booze culture is undergoing generationally-based change, i.e., a "new" cultural model is afoot.
	www.lehigh.edu /~jbg1/liquors.htm (2998 words)

	Body Ritual Among The Nacirema
		Nacirema culture is characterized by a highly developed market economy which as evolved in a rich natural habitat.
		The extremely sacred and traditional character of the rite is evident in the fact that the natives return to the holy--mouth-men year after year, despite the fact that their teeth continue to decay.
		One has but to watch the gleam in the eye of a holy- mouth-man, as he jabs an awl into an exposed nerve, to suspect that a certain amount of sadism is involved.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~thompsoc/Body.html (2282 words)

	The Superhero Hype! Boards - Body Ritual Among the Nacerima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The point has, in fact, been expressed with respect to clan organization by Murdock.[1] In this light, the magical beliefs and practices of the Nacirema present such unusual aspects that it seems desirable to describe them as an example of the extremes to which human behavior can go.
		The charm is not disposed of after it has served its purpose, but is placed in the charmbox of the household shrine.
		conducted, the Nacirema have almost universally abandoned the natural bristles of their private mouth-rite in favor of oil-based polymerized synthetics.
	www.superherohype.com /forums/printthread.php?t=93489 (2579 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The author is telling us of the tribal practices of the Nacirema tribe, specifically their rituals involving their bodies.
		They believe that their bodies are naturally imperfect, and strive to perfect them through means of frequent rituals.
		These rituals seem perfectly rational and normal to the Nacirema people, though to us they seem sadistic and far outdated.
	www.public.iastate.edu /~nburress/ENGL117/Journal2.doc (543 words)

	Lorem Ipsum: Body ritual among the Nacirema
		The Miner article and Laura Bohannon’s 1971 “Shakespeare in the Bush” should be required reading for anyone considering a career in anthropology.
		Even if “Shakespeare” is as much a send-up as “Nacirema”, it’s still, as you say, a good starting point for critical discussion.
		I just wish it had occurred to me at age 18 that those critical discussions might be going on in the classes I was skipping.
	www.kith.org /journals/jed/2003/08/11/1370.html (572 words)

	qpalzm.org » Nacirema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Horace Miner’s Body Ritual among the Nacirema is a really strange thing to read.
		Josh showed it to me a while ago, and I guess it was written by some well-known sociologist.
		The fundamental belief underlying the whole system appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease.
	www.qpalzm.org /archives/2004/01/12/nacirema (247 words)

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