Body Rituals of the Nacirema: Questions
Read the Body Rituals of the Nacirema and answer the following questions. 1. What are 3 things these people believe?
As the article states, The Nacirema believe that parents bewitch their own children and for that the doctor has the power to exorcise the devils that lodge in the heads of people who have been bewitched
All natives believe they couldn’t live without many charms and magical potions They also believe that The Nacirema human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease 2. What are 3 behaviors or rituals of these people?
The daily body ritual is performed only by men
The latipso ceremonies rituals-harsh consist of bathing and excretory acts are performed only in the secrecy of the household shrine, where they are ritualized as part of the body-rites
Daily rituales includes scraping and lacerating the surface of the face with a sharp instrument mouth-rituale -the exorcism of the evils of the mouth involves almost unbelievable ritual torture of the client by the holy mouth man- the purpose of these ministrations is to arrest decay and to draw friends.
3. What are 3 interesting things about these people?
-According to Nacirema mythology, their nation was originated by a culture hero, Notgnihsaw, who is otherwise known for two great feats of strength
-There are ritual fasts to make fat people thin and ceremonial feasts to make thin people fat ,make women's breasts larger if they are small, and smaller if they are large -the medicine men, whose assistance must be rewarded with substantial gifts. However, the medicine men do not provide the curative potions for their clients, but decide what the ingredients should be and then write them down in an ancient and secret language. This writing is understood only by the medicine men and by the herbalists who, for another gift, provide the required charm
-The magical packets are so numerous that people forget what their purposes were and fear to use them
As the article states, The Nacirema believe that parents bewitch their own children and for that the doctor has the power to exorcise the devils that lodge in the heads of people who have been bewitched
All natives believe they couldn’t live without many charms and magical potions They also believe that The Nacirema human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease 2. What are 3 behaviors or rituals of these people?
The daily body ritual is performed only by men
The latipso ceremonies rituals-harsh consist of bathing and excretory acts are performed only in the secrecy of the household shrine, where they are ritualized as part of the body-rites
Daily rituales includes scraping and lacerating the surface of the face with a sharp instrument mouth-rituale -the exorcism of the evils of the mouth involves almost unbelievable ritual torture of the client by the holy mouth man- the purpose of these ministrations is to arrest decay and to draw friends.
3. What are 3 interesting things about these people?
-According to Nacirema mythology, their nation was originated by a culture hero, Notgnihsaw, who is otherwise known for two great feats of strength
-There are ritual fasts to make fat people thin and ceremonial feasts to make thin people fat ,make women's breasts larger if they are small, and smaller if they are large -the medicine men, whose assistance must be rewarded with substantial gifts. However, the medicine men do not provide the curative potions for their clients, but decide what the ingredients should be and then write them down in an ancient and secret language. This writing is understood only by the medicine men and by the herbalists who, for another gift, provide the required charm
-The magical packets are so numerous that people forget what their purposes were and fear to use them