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Nonfiction. This book is an anthropological inquiry into a contemporary social enigma-the increasingly popular revival of ancient human decoration practices such as symbolic/deeply personal tattooing, multiple piercings, and ritual scarification. "Primitive" actions which rupture conventional confines of behavior and aesthetics are objectively scrutinized. In context of the death of global frontiers, this volume charts the territory of the last remaining underdeveloped source of first-hand experience: the human body.

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Modern Primitives is the Bible of Body Modification, including tattoo, piercing, and scarification. An amazing 30-page interview with Fakir Musafar, as well as in-depth interviews with Ed Hardy, Lyle Tuttle, Leo Zulueta, Bill Salmon, Vyvyn Lazonga and other tattoo giants is featured. This book describes non-tribal people who felt and responded to strong "primitive" urges. A classic; this is the first book to chart out all the basic ways to creatively express one's individuality using the body as a canvas, especially emphasizing the need to find something rooted in one's own personal experiences and mythology. Inspiring and wide-ranging, Modern Primitives provides a vast anthropological context for implementing a truly unique body-decoration expression. An illuminating section of quotations rounds out this volume.
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ISBN:
9780965046930
Editor:
Reesearch
Other:
Vale, V.
Author:
Vale, V.
Author:
Juno, Andrea
Publisher:
RE/Search Publications
Subject:
General
Subject:
Beauty & Grooming - General
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
Tattooing
Subject:
Body marking
Subject:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Subject:
General Art
Edition Number:
Second Edition
Edition Description:
Second Edition
Series:
Re/Search
Series Volume:
12
Publication Date:
19890101
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
206
Dimensions:
11 x 8.5 in 24 lb
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History and Social Science » Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology

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Modern Primitives is the Bible of Body Modification, including tattoo, piercing, and scarification. An amazing 30-page interview with Fakir Musafar, as well as in-depth interviews with Ed Hardy, Lyle Tuttle, Leo Zulueta, Bill Salmon, Vyvyn Lazonga and other tattoo giants is featured. This book describes non-tribal people who felt and responded to strong "primitive" urges. A classic; this is the first book to chart out all the basic ways to creatively express one's individuality using the body as a canvas, especially emphasizing the need to find something rooted in one's own personal experiences and mythology. Inspiring and wide-ranging, Modern Primitives provides a vast anthropological context for implementing a truly unique body-decoration expression. An illuminating section of quotations rounds out this volume.
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