Body Piercing and Tattoos

by Torr James, D.

• ISBN13: 9780737710595
• ISBN10: 0737710594
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Tattoos have been steadily gaining popularity since World War II, and in the 1990s even the practice of body piercing became a mainstream fad. The selections in this volume explore the history of tattoos and body piercing, the reasons people practice body modification, and the controversial nature of these trends.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(3)
Introduction	12	(9)
The History of Body Modification
Tattoos in Ancient Times	21	(6)
Georgina Wiman-Rudzinski
Body Piercing History and Anthropology	27	(6)
Raven Rowanchilde
Early European Encounters with Polynesian Tattoos	33	(12)
R.W.B. Scutt
Christopher Gotch
The Basics of Tattoos and Body Piercings
Considerations for Getting a Tattoo
SoYouWanna.com	45	(7)
The Tattoo Procedure	52	(4)
Karen Hudson
The Perils of Piercing	56	(5)
Jane E. Brody
Henna Tattoos: The Art of Mehndi	61	(7)
Rupal C. Pinto
Links Between Tattooing and Hepatitis C	68	(5)
Peggy Peck
How Tattoo Removal Works	73	(6)
Marshall Brain
The Psychology of Body Modification
The Social Psychology of Japanese Tattoos	79	(8)
Donald Richie
Body Modifications Heal the Mind/Body Split	87	(10)
Maureen Mercury
Tattooed People as Taboo Figures	97	(8)
Kelly Rothenberg
Body Art Is More than Mere Adornment	105	(9)
Kim Hewitt
The Controversial Nature of Body Art
Tattoos Portray Life in Los Angeles Gangs	114	(5)
Elena Gaona
Parental Involvement Is Tricky When Teens Want Body Art	119	(5)
Mary Lord
Rachel Lehmann-Haupt
Working the Tattoo Underground	124	(10)
Camille Dodero
For Further Research	134	(4)
Index	138