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1 body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner from American Anthropologist, 1956, 58(3), 503-507
body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner from American Anthropologist, 1956, 58(3), 503-507
hairs into the mouth, along with certain magical powders, and then moving the bandle in a highly formalized series of gestures. In addition to the private mouth-rite, the people seek out a holy-mouth- man once or twice a year. These practitioners have an impressive set of para- phernalia, consisting of a variety of augers, awls, probes, and prods.
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1 body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner from American Anthropologist, 1956, 58(3), 503-507