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What is the purpose of describing the magical beliefs and practices of the Nacirema?
To illustrate the extremes of human behavior
What is the anthropologist not likely to be surprised by?
Even the most exotic customs
What does the anthropologist suspect if all possible combinations of behavior have not been found?
That they must be present in some undescribed tribe
Who expressed the idea that all logically possible combinations of behavior must exist somewhere in the world?
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What does the author compare the magical beliefs and practices of the Nacirema to?
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What is the purpose of the anthropologist describing the magical beliefs and practices of the Nacirema?
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What is the anthropologist not likely to be surprised by?
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