Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

[Lucky C]

This paper is often read in undergraduate anthropology courses. I think many on the forum will enjoy it.

https://www.sfu.ca/~palys/Miner-1956-Bo ... cirema.pdf

[7Wannabe5]

[Smashter]

Ha, I like stuff like that, thanks for sharing.

All the ritual talk reminds me of how rituals are crucial if you want to get good results from placebo surgery.

"A surgery's placebo effect is proportional to the elaborateness of the rituals surrounding it."