V. Vale

Andrea Juno

"An anthropological inquiry into ... the increasingly popular revival of ancient human decorations practices such as symbolic/deeply personal tattooing, multiple piercings, and ritual scarification"--Back cover.

An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment & Ritual

Modern Primitives

Modern Primitives: 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 & 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. Book jacket.

Modern Primitives An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment & Ritual