Spiritual tattoo : a cultural history of tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, and implants /
Rush, John A.,author.
"Reviews body modifications from prehistoric times to present, outlining processes and procedures and discussing social and psychological motives"--Provided by publisher.
"Reviews body modifications from prehistoric times to present, outlining processes and procedures and discussing social and psychological motives"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
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.
Body marking.
Tattooing.
Scarification (Body marking)
Human body
Human body
Body marking.
Human body
Human body
Scarification (Body marking)
Tattooing.