Body Ritual among the Nacirema
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"Body Ritual among the Nacirema" is a satirical anthropological essay by Horace Miner that critiques how cultural practices are described by depicting everyday American behaviors as exotic rituals.
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| Body Ritual among the Nacirema canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18553096 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Body Ritual among the Nacirema Context triple: [Horace Mitchell Miner, notableWork, Body Ritual among the Nacirema]
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A.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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B.
“Form and Pattern in Anthropology”
“Form and Pattern in Anthropology” is an essay by Gregory Bateson that explores how recurring forms and patterns shape cultural systems and anthropological understanding.
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Myth, Ritual and Religion
Myth, Ritual and Religion is a seminal two-volume anthropological and folkloric study by Andrew Lang that examines the origins, functions, and comparative patterns of myths and religious practices across cultures.
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D.
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a classic ethnographic work by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines the intimate, social, and cultural practices of the Trobriand Islanders.
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E.
The Structural Study of Totemism
The Structural Study of Totemism is a key essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss in which he analyzes totemic systems through structuralist methods to reveal underlying patterns of human thought and social organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Body Ritual among the Nacirema Target entity description: "Body Ritual among the Nacirema" is a satirical anthropological essay by Horace Miner that critiques how cultural practices are described by depicting everyday American behaviors as exotic rituals.
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A.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
-
B.
“Form and Pattern in Anthropology”
“Form and Pattern in Anthropology” is an essay by Gregory Bateson that explores how recurring forms and patterns shape cultural systems and anthropological understanding.
-
C.
Myth, Ritual and Religion
Myth, Ritual and Religion is a seminal two-volume anthropological and folkloric study by Andrew Lang that examines the origins, functions, and comparative patterns of myths and religious practices across cultures.
-
D.
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a classic ethnographic work by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines the intimate, social, and cultural practices of the Trobriand Islanders.
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E.
The Structural Study of Totemism
The Structural Study of Totemism is a key essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss in which he analyzes totemic systems through structuralist methods to reveal underlying patterns of human thought and social organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
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