In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner points out that the fundamental belief that underlies Nacireman body ritual is

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Miner states that "The fundamental belief underlying the whole system appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease." This belief is the basis for the elaborate body rituals and obsessions with cleanliness that the Nacirema engage in.

In "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema," Miner Points Out That