Mormon Rituals

Mormon culture in my life constantly inspires me to do well unto others and remain thankful for all I have. I display my gratitude by working hard to make the most out of every opportunity. I know that I have been given much and as such need to make it worthwhile. Mormonism as a religion creates a certain lifestyle that has bonded my family very tightly. Our personal standards and beliefs unite us, standards of love and service. Maturing in this environment has caused

In the book “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” by Horace Miner, it describes the people of the Nacirema tribe; a North American group with a culture distinguished by their highly developed market economy as well as the immense amount of importance placed on the very specific ritual activity based around the human body’s appearance and impurities. Their customs and rituals are large part of who they are and when investigated closely this is very apparent as it gives more insight into who the Nacirema are as a whole.

The rituals of the Nacirema culture are very unique when it comes to the different forms of beliefs and remedies. According to the article, “The fundamental belief underlying the whole system of the Nacirema appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease” (4). With that in mind, the Nacirema have come up with a bundle of ways to keep the body healthy and pure. Of those ways, most are included with the belief that magic is the key component in the use of ritual and ceremony. Houses in the Nacirema culture have shrines dedicated to the purpose of these ritual ceremonies. Homes with one or more shrines often mean the family is considered wealthier. The focal point of a shrine is a box or chest

In the article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” the author uses magical and humorous word choice, to make the reader jump to assumptions about the culture. Miner mainly uses magical word choice. In the article, a primary focus is a shrine in the home which holds a box that contains potions and charms. The keeper of these objects in the box believes that they cannot live without them. He used the magical words to describe the bathroom and the objects inside it, such as a medicine cabinet that contains medication and such things. Well, he does explain how we use the items, but he makes the items seem more magical and obscure with his word choice. Also in a Latipso (or hospital) a Miracle worker performs rituals with assistants in costumes who move about the temple. Making the "ritual" seem more magical than it already is when in reality Miner is describing a surgical procedure in a hospital. He calls surgical scrubs costumes and masks as funny headdresses. The gift that

In the article Body Ritual among the Nacirema, the author, Horace Miner, discusses the various types of strange rituals the tribe of Nacirema performs. The main reason for these rituals is that these people believe that the natural human body is unattractive according to their established standards. The article is solely focused on the rituals and traditions that the Nacirema go through on a daily basis. Their primary focus is centered around appearances and health instead of their economy. The Nacirema believe that by going through these rituals, it would help avoid diseases and to improve the “ugliness” associated with their bodies. A huge portion of their daily time is devoted towards this aspect of life. The Nacirema people have specialists

This excerpt relates to the present, due to some Native American tribes and other cultures still practice rituals revolving around agriculture, in order to obtain a prosperous harvest according to their beliefs. Furthermore, as evident in the quotation the women performs a dance ritual, in order to make the earth grow and flourish. Not to mention, the act of performing dance rituals connects to the present, due to it is seen in Native American tribes as a way to obtain something from their god, or as a way to thank their god for all the fortunate occurrences in their life.In addition, as mention in the quotation, the act of performing dance rituals have influenced a vast amount of cultures, and Native American tribes, as well as become extremely

I’ll be totally honest with you; I had absolutely no idea what was going on when we were reading “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” by Horace Miner. There was not a single part of me that was in on the joke, and while that says a great deal about my personal gullibility, it also says a great deal about the success of Miner’s work. For my own pride, and my own grade, I’ll chose to focus what that fact says about Miner’s work in terms of class discussion prompts, cultural relativism, and ethnocentrism.

I was raised in what now would be called White privilege. The Edgemont area in Provo, Utah was an extremely homogenous culture. My family, along with most of the other families in my neighborhood were young, White, middle class, highly educated, conservative, heterosexual, and Mormon with European ancestry. My father, along with most of the other fathers in the neighborhood, was a professor at Brigham Young University. Our culture was based on the teachings of the Mormon Church with a rich pioneer heritage which we celebrated every 24th of July. As children, we would don pioneer garb, decorate wagons and bikes to look like covered wagons or handcarts and march around the church building pretending to be pioneers. Not only was this event fun, but we could feel the pioneer blood flowing through our veins. The pioneers represented to us hard work, sacrifice, devotion, obedience, courage, fortitude and love of God.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the Mormon church. The website, Mormon.org, has a home page that focusses on education and creating an environment for Mormon followers to meet people of the same faith. Easily accessible from the home page is a link to learn more about the Mormon religion. Clicking on the link pulls up a new page with more links. Through these links, the site aims to inform the visitor about what Mormons believe, what books and texts they follow, and the founding of the religion and church. Each link has title followed by a brief description. For instance, the link “Jesus Christ, Our Savior” is followed by the text, “Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the (ours and yours) Savior of the world. His life and

No, Mormon religion is not the same as Christianity. Although our book refers to the upcoming of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints as a “Christian Movement.” The religion is much different than Christianity. During the Second Great Awakening when Mormonism was forming, Mormons wanted their religion to be new and distinguished from Christians. Mormon religion traces its origins to Joseph Smith, while Christians trace their origins to Jesus Christ. Along with this, Mormons did not believe that they were the same as Christians. Rather than believing in the Bible, Mormons believed in their own book, “The Book of Mormon.” Most Christians felt that the “Book of Mormon” was not equal to the Bible. Christians also did not believe in the

Before the Indians were forced to live on reservation, they fought to keep their nation. For instances, several irate young Indians mistakenly killed some settlers on their way to a reservation. Their tribe leader Chief Joseph convinced them to head to Canada because he knew soldiers were headed their way to kill them and the rest of the tribe. Only a few were able to make it. Chief Joseph and the others surrendered. He was tired of all that the incomers had done to them, from killing of the bison to taking the land. Other tribes try to hold on by doing religious rituals. For an example, they had one called the Ghost Dance in which they saw in a vision that the land and the buffalo was restored to them again. It gave them hope, but scared the

I was raised in the Mormon church. A church where caffeine, R movies, alcohol, tattoos, coffee, pre-marital sex, and many other things are considered major sins. This type of environment seen as riotous and uplifting to some is toxic to others. From an early age I can remember trying to fake sick or hide so that I wouldn’t have to go to church. I was being constantly told everything I was doing was wrong, and that I needed to conform to church standards. Many of my friends distanced themselves because their parents pegged me as a bad influence. If I was seen drinking coffee or an energy drink in public by another member, rumors would soon swirl and it would be as if the entire congregation had been there and seen it themselves.

There are Rituals in the West that compare to those in other cultures Orthodox Jews take a bath after their period of ministration; whereas in the West after your first period you get to visit a Gynecologist. Yes people in the West need to recognize puberty more than they do now. There are a lot of parents that don’t talk to their teens about puberty so they don’t know what to expect, or know why their growing hair everywhere, or whatever the case maybe. A lot of teen girls aren’t prepared for puberty so they wake up one day, and they started their period and freak because there’s everywhere. Then you get told to read the instructions on the box, or you call your friend who started hers before you to get the supplies you need because you’re

The initiation ritual for Buddhism is known to Buddhists as Dharma Day. This day marks the beginning of Buddha’s teaching. Boys and girls over 8 have to learn the Ten Precepts before they can be accepted into the monastery. They are dressed in robes of orange, red, deep yellow, reddish-brown or black. On this day, the Buddhists have special baths and have their heads shaven, they also change their name. The different symbols used in the initiation include shaven heads, special baths and a new name. When the new monks take a bath and shave their heads, they are cleansing themselves before they put on their robes. When they change their names, they are starting a new journey, a new life, consisting of living peacefully and without the luxuries

Opening: 2-3 SENTENCES: From Holmes’ perspective, The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual narrative suggests a framing narrative, as a story within a story. Holmes deforms the time as he looks back at the mystery, which connects to a flashback, as he tells his experience to Watson. The tense continuously changes as it alternates from past to present, as if the mystery is taking place during the story. It includes time as a retrospection, stasis and ellipsis, along with characters as indirect and direct presentation, furthering the story. Time: