Horace Mitchell Miner (May 26, 1912 – November 26, 1993) was an American anthropologist, particularly interested in those languages of his time that were still closely tied to the earth and agricultural practices.
He published several books, including Culture and Agriculture (1949) and City in Modern Africa (1967). However, he is equally famous for a satiricalessay entitled "Body Ritual among the Nacirema", which not only satirizes American culture from an anthropological perspective and, as the Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology states, "...offered incipient cultural critiques of Euro-American arrogance, by showing that magic is not the prerogative of non-Western societies,"[3] but also provides "a classic and apt example of how ethnocentrism can color one's thinking."[4]
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^Preston, Frederick William (1988) Sociology: A Contemporary Approach pg 73.
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Body Ritual among the Nacirema, American Anthropologist, June 1956
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horace, mitchell, miner, 1912, november, 1993, american, anthropologist, particularly, interested, those, languages, time, that, were, still, closely, tied, earth, agricultural, practices, 1937, earned, doctorate, university, chicago, going, teach, there, 1937. Horace Mitchell Miner May 26 1912 November 26 1993 was an American anthropologist particularly interested in those languages of his time that were still closely tied to the earth and agricultural practices In 1937 he earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago going on to teach there In 1937 he began to teach at Wayne State University During World War II he served as a Counterintelligence Corps agent where he earned the rank of lieutenant colonel 1 2 After 1946 Miner worked at the University of Michigan as a professor of sociology professor of anthropology and museum research associate He received a Fulbright Award in 1950 for his research in Algeria which involved giving Rorschach tests to the locals In 1961 he travelled to Makerere College in Uganda on a Fulbright Scholarship 1 He published several books including Culture and Agriculture 1949 and City in Modern Africa 1967 However he is equally famous for a satirical essay entitled Body Ritual among the Nacirema which not only satirizes American culture from an anthropological perspective and as the Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology states offered incipient cultural critiques of Euro American arrogance by showing that magic is not the prerogative of non Western societies 3 but also provides a classic and apt example of how ethnocentrism can color one s thinking 4 The work was also featured in American Anthropologist 5 Awards and honors editDecorated Legion of Merit Bronze Star 1950 Fulbright Research Award Society Science Research Council Fellow 1936 37 Recipient Social Science Research Council Demobilization award 1945 Horace Rackham grant for field research Algeria 1950 Ford Foundation grantee 1956 Rockefeller Foundation grantee Nigeria 1957 58 Election to the American Philosophical Society 1966 6 National Science Foundation grant for research Nigeria 1970 71 6 Education editAB University Kentucky 1933 A M University Chicago 1935 PhD University Chicago 1937 Postgrad Yale Institute Human Relations fellow Colombia 1942 7 References edit a b Griffin James B Horace Mitchell Miner 26 May 1912 26 November 1993 Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society vol 139 no 3 1995 pp 289 92 JSTOR JSTOR 987195 Accessed 15 Jan 2024 Horace Miner collection 1941 1992 majority within 1941 1945 University of Michigan William L Clements Library University of Michigan Finding Aids findingaids lib umich edu Retrieved 2024 01 15 magic Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology London Routledge 2009 Credo Reference Web 24 September 2012 Preston Frederick William 1988 Sociology A Contemporary Approach pg 73 Miner Horace 28 Oct 2009 Body Ritual among the Nacirema American Anthropologist 58 3 503 507 doi 10 1525 aa 1956 58 3 02a00080 a b APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2022 09 30 Profile Detail Horace Mitchell Miner Marquis Who s Who LLC Retrieved 5 October 2012 Body Ritual among the Nacirema American Anthropologist June 1956 nbsp This article about an American anthropologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horace Mitchell Miner amp oldid 1206123973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
