A groundbreaking work that sees the contemporary cultural trends of tattooing, piercing, implanting, and branding as a quest for a transformative psychic experi
Abstract:Body modifications are endemic to Western culture at this time in history. Tattoos, piercings, brandings, and implants are the modifications of choice
Discusses the history of various forms of body marking, current popularity of body piercing and tattoos, how and why these are done, and some things to think ab