Mutilating the body
Subtitle: identity in blood and ink
By: Kim Hewitt.
Publisher: Bowling Green State University Popular Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Bowling Green, OH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Self-mutilation; Tattooing; Body piercing
Description: Mutilating the Body: Identity in Blood and Ink is an analysis of the different ways in which people use their bodies for self-expression that considers the significance of body modification and how different forms of body art and alteration serve individual and cultural needs. The book also addresses eating disorders, self-cutting, and ritualized consensual sadomasochism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-155) and index.