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CalebSanchez

APLang

17September2017

MinerPrecis

Precis

1.)HoraceMiner,inaprocessanalysisessay,BodyRitualAmongtheNacirema(1956)argues

thatanthropologistsaredisrespectfultowardsotherprimitivecultures.

2.)Minerincorporatedprocessanalysis(Describesindetailwhattheseritualsareandbreaks

themdowntotherootoftherituals),todemonstratethatanthropologistsplacetheAmerican

cultureonahighpedestalbutinrealitythatisfurtherfromthetruthtoaforeignspectator,spells

wordsbackwards(N
aciremaforAmericanandlatipsoforhospital)tomaintaintheculturein

questionshroudedinmysterytomockanthropologiststhatusethesestrategiestodegradethe

culturesofothers,thenhumorisused(hekeepsthefactthatheisusingAmericanstocreatethis

tribeandinformsthatAmericawasusedattheendoftheessay)toprovethefactthat

anthropologistshaveatendencytofeelsuperiortoothers.

3.)Minermakesdailytaskslikehygieneappearsimilartotribalritualsinordertomake

anthropologistsseehowtheydegradeotherculturesandnottheirown.

4.)Minerhasahumorousattitude,askinghisaudiencetolaughatthemselves,soMinerwont

appeardisrespectfultowardsthem.