Spiritual Tattoo: A Cultural History of Tattooing, Piercing, Scarification, Branding, and Implants
by John Rush
Spiritual Tattoo explores the cultural history of tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, and implants. By considering these forms of body modification in relation to spiritual and cultural expression, the book offers readers a broad perspective on the meanings people attach to transforming the human body.
About This Book
Spiritual Tattoo presents a cultural history of body modification and its significance across human societies.
The book examines tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, and implants as practices connected to spiritual and cultural expression.
It offers a broad look at how people have used the body to communicate identity, belief, tradition, and meaning.
This work is suited to readers interested in the history, anthropology, and cultural dimensions of body art and modification.
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