body marking

Contains articles that describe the clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear traditional to cultures around the world, covering a period that ranges from prehistory to the early twenty-first century, and includes photographs, and a time line.

Tattoos have gone from a symbol of shame and isolation to a widely accepted art form all over the world. The book looks at tattoo techniques and styles, from honored religious and cultural traditions of the East to the pop-culture inspired body art of the West.

Presents an introduction to tattoos and body piercing, providing information on their history, related health issues, related legal issues, including a discussion of how they can be removed, and why people get body art in the first place. Includes photographs.

Presents an overview of trends, customs, and fashions relating to the pursuit of physical beauty from ancient times to the present including such topics as body shape, clothing, cosmetics, and hair fashions.

A brief history of make-up and other forms of body decoration, from false eyebrows made of mouse skins to fake tans.

Explores some of the reasons why people decide to get tattoos or other body decorations, discussing tattooing as a form of self-expression or cultural expression, to show pride as a member of the military or other service, as a religious symbol, and as a fashion statement.

A guide to creating temporary tattoos that includes skin-care advice and make-up and design information for all skin types and instructions on the basic techniques of stamping, stenciling, and paintbrushing.

Contains sixteen essays that explore various aspects of the body modification phenomenon, discussing the history of tattooing and body piercing, the procedures and perils involved, and personal and sociological significance of tatoos and piercings, and the controversial nature of body art.

There are dozens of reasons a person chooses to be tattooed, many of them are the same reasons that have appealed to people throughout the world since prehistoric times,to make themselves more attractive, show their affiliation with a tribe or group, or commemorate a milestone in their lives.