Ñ Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History È Jane Caplan - Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History, Written on the Body The Tattoo in European and American History Despite the social sciences growing fascination with tattooing and the immense popularity of tattoos themselves the practice has not left much of a historical record And until very recently there wa
- Title: Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History
- Author: Jane Caplan
- ISBN: 9780691057231
- Page: 228
- Format: Paperback
Ñ Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History È Jane Caplan, Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History, Jane Caplan, Written on the Body The Tattoo in European and American History Despite the social sciences growing fascination with tattooing and the immense popularity of tattoos themselves the practice has not left much of a historical record And until very recently there was no good context for writing a serious history of tattooing in the West This collection exposes for the first time the richness of t Ñ Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History È Jane Caplan - Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History, Written on the Body The Tattoo in European and American History Despite the social sciences growing fascination with tattooing and the immense popularity of tattoos themselves the practice has not left much of a historical record And until very recently there wa
- Ñ Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History È Jane Caplan228Jane Caplan
This collection of essays offers an impressive history historiography of the tattoo in America and Europe It contains a wealth of information the word stigma , whose root means to stick , was used to refer to tattoos in ancient Greek and Roman texts medieval astrologers attempted to harness the power of the universe on in their bodies and tattoos reproduced divisions of class and status on the body in Victorian Britain There s also great food for thought Are some people disgusted by tattoos beca [...]
This is an important book for studying the culture and ethnography of tattoos Other books I ve read refer to Caplan as a foundational text in tattoo and body modification studies I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the subject.
Read this years ago and just decided to read it again last year when I found it in a box of stuff Details the history of the tattoo, and specifically, women who have tattoos.
Stigma and Tattoo The Tattoo in the Later Roman Empire and Beyond Insular Celtic Tattooing History, Myth and Metaphor Wearing the Universe Symbolic Markings in Early Modern England The Renaissance Tattoo Curiously Marked Tattooing and Gender Difference in Eighteenth century British Perceptions of the South Pacific Godna Inscribing Indian Convicts in the Nineteenth Century Skin Deep Devotions Religious Tattoos and Convict Transportation to Australia Body Commodification Class and Tattoos in Victo [...]
This is an academic set of essays that examines the tattoo in various contexts, from the Roman Empire to contemporary Euro America I m particularly interested in Cook and the spread of Polynesian tattoos but found that particular chapter disappointing, save for a wonderful snippet about a mess from Cook s crew secretly copying the Bora Borans by tattooing stars on their left breasts and calling themselves The Knights of Otaheite A few of this crew later joined the Bounty mutiny and one character [...]
Very text book y Very informative if you are interested in the subject.
Excellent history of tattooing and why it was done and is still done today.
A good book on the history of tattooing