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Spiritual tattoo : a cultural history of tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, and implants /

"Reviews body modifications from prehistoric times to present, outlining processes and procedures and discussing social and psychological motives"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Rush, John A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : Frog : Distributed by North Atlantic Books, [2005], ©2005.
Subjects:
Body marking.
Tattooing.
Scarification (Body marking)
Human body > Religious aspects.
Human body > Symbolic aspects.
Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic.
Spirituality.
Human Body.
Pain > psychology.
Body adornment.
Tattoos.
Human body.
Online Access: Notre Dame Online Access
Summary:"Reviews body modifications from prehistoric times to present, outlining processes and procedures and discussing social and psychological motives"--Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • Scarification and tattooing : a cultural history of pain
  • The processes of body modification
  • Spirituality
  • Pain, suffering, and redemption
  • Purging emotional pain and trauma
  • Individualism and society.

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