Description: Product Description : The History of Tattooing This 1925 survey constitutes one of the most complete histories of world tattoo practices It was written at the end of a significant era in anthropological fieldwork when the efforts of missionaries and the impact of European imperialism had suppressed all but the final vestiges of indigenous native tattoo traditions Subsequent opportunities for original fieldwork related to tattooing were rare making this book a valuable link to vanishing culturesIn addition to 80 photographs and illustrationsmany of them new to this editionthis fascinating study discusses the significance of tattoos and other forms of body marking in terms of religious beliefs and social purposes Author Wilfrid Dyson Hambly offers a wealth of examples from fieldwork conducted around the world Hambly discusses the religious and magical uses of tattooing which range from the prevention of pain protection against witchcraft and attraction of good luck to the preservation of youth and insurance of the survival of the soul after death( it is an used product )
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Brand: Dover Publications
UPC: 800759468126
MPN: illustrations
Model No: illustrations
Country of Origin: USA United States
Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1
Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 5.38X0.73X8.38
ISBN-10: 486468127
ISBN-13: 9780486468129
SKU: SONG0486468127
Edition: Illustrated
No. of Pages: 384
Type: Books
Book Title: History of Tattooing
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Topic: BODYART & Tattooing, Anthropology / General
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Social Science
Item Weight: 15.9 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Wilfrid Dyson Hambly
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
