St Cloud State University Body Ritual Among the Nacirema Discussion

Read the article “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema.” by Horace Miner. It’s a classic article published in 1956 in the academic journal American Anthropologist, one of the most prestigious research journals in anthropology.

After reading the article, write a brief response to the following:

What is Miner’s purpose? Who is the intended audience, and what assumptions does Miner make about the reader’s knowledge or beliefs? What does Miner’s piece tell us about the difficulty of describing another culture?