ANTH 1000 Lecture 1: What is anthropology?
11 Jan 2019
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January 11, 2018: body of rituals of the nacirema, the four subfields: overlap and shared assumptions. Anthropology is focused on nonindustrial people away from the country or region of origin. It is a comparative science that examines all societies, ancient, and modern, simple and complex. It provides a uniquely cross culture perspective on human behavior, thought, and culture. The anthropologist has become so familiar with the diversity of ways in which people behave in similar situations that he is not surprised by even the most exotic customs. An anthropological description of the strange bodily rituals of nacirema. It is pseudonym, designed to protect their identity as well as their location. Our review of the ritual life of the nacirema has certainly shown them to be a magic-ridden people . Holy - mouth - men = dentist. Heads baking in the oven = hairdresser. Men using sharp objects on their face = shaving.
