What about these rituals helps us to identify

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Question: Please read the article Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

This article was written by Horace Miner in 1956. The article appeared in the journal American Anthropologist and is one of the most well known articles ever written in Anthropology.

Identify and explain the origin and religious significance of at least three of the rituals listed in the article.

What about these rituals helps us to identify them as sacred and/or religious?

Can you identify the rituals as rites of passage or rites of intensification?

Explain how you know.

What three questions would you ask the Nacirema as an Anthropologist studying their culture and religious beliefs?

Would you consider practicing any of these rituals?

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