(H) pgs. 87-91 Miner: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

It is difficult to try to understand the beliefs and the rituals that come with cultures from across the world. This one is definitely barbaric. The visciousness with which these rituals are performed by these men is mind boggling. A reference was made to the fact that it was necessary long ago to find a way to believe in something such as witchcraft and medicine men and that it was their way of surviving and advancing to higher stages of civilization but I just have to think there must have been other ways to survive, that did not brutalize so fiercely their own people. I mean, where in the world do these rituals come from? Who came up with these ideas and why are they so worshipped? Why throughout 100’s of years do cultures continue to do such horrible things to themselves and why have they not adapted and changed with present times?