The Art and Culture of Tattooing
Edición de la obra Customizing the body
| Autor | Clinton Sanders, D Angus Vail |
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| Editorial | Temple University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | March 28, 2008 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 288 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9781592138876 |
| ISBN-10 | 159213887X |
| OCLC | 191010415 |
| LCCN | 2008001837 |
| Número de Cutter |
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S215c |
Product Description: Originally published in 1989, this ground-breaking ethnographic exploration of tattooing - and the art world surrounding it - covers the history, anthropology, and sociology of body modification practices; the occupational experience of the tattooist; the process and social consequences of becoming a tattooed person; and the prospects of "serious" tattooing becoming an accepted art form. Curiously, despite the greater prevalence of tattoos and body modification in today's society, there is still a stigma of deviance associated with people who get or ink tattoos. Retaining the core of the original book, this revised and expanded edition offers a new preface by the author and a new chapter focusing on the changes that have occurred in the tattoo world. A section on the new scholarly literature that has emerged, as well as the new modes of body modification that have come into vogue, are included along with a new gallery of photographs that show some splendid examples of contemporary tattoo art. A directory of artists' websites invites readers to discover the range of work being done around the world from "suits" (full body tattoos) to skulls.