Triple
T18553096
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Horace Mitchell Miner |
E453429
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Body Ritual among the Nacirema
"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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E1329786
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Body Ritual among the Nacirema | Statement: [Horace Mitchell Miner, notableWork, Body Ritual among the Nacirema]
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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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.
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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.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Body Ritual among the Nacirema Triple: [Horace Mitchell Miner, notableWork, Body Ritual among the Nacirema]
Generated 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.
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.
-
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
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8d388b0c881908e610a1c45b52640 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e538027b94819082a4c4af66e170d7 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 8:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a049ae1d420819081fa8a691406ca65 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 3:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a049c6de51c8190ac839784577fa9b7 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 3:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a049d555d208190a729bac48489ed3e |
completed | May 13, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:38 a.m.