← Back

Body Ritual Among the Nacirema

Horace Miner

First published 1963
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A satirical study of the customs and beliefs of the "Nacirema" ("American" spelt backwards).

Notes

Originally published in ''American Anthropologist'', 1956, 58(3), pp. 503-507.

External Links

Publications (3)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1963 A Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown Prentice-Hall Anthology 5
1965 The Worm Re-Turns: The Best from Worm Runner's Digest Prentice-Hall Anthology 1
1967 The Worm Re-Turns: The Best from Worm Runner's Digest George Allen & Unwin Anthology 1