Tattooing is an ancient practice with profound religious and cultural significance. While western tattooing centres on three main traditions - Polynesian,Japanese and Euro-American - it has been recorded more or less everywhere.Beginning with the birth of the tattoo,John Miller explores this unique expression of personal,cultural and national identity,the tension between tattoo's status as a fashion item and its roots in subculture,and the relevance of magic - a crucial part of tattooing's origins - in contemporary society.As the inherent shock factor of tattoos decreases,tattoos are becoming more extensive,public and challenging in response,prompting an upsurge in avant-garde tattoo projects and'extreme'tattooing. The Philosophy of Tattoos investigates the innate human desire to mark the skin,and what tattooing might tell us about that obsessively asked question: what does it mean to be human
Publisher: British Library PublishingISBN: 9780712353083Dimensions: 200 x 130 mm
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