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- Title
Modifications of body surface: piercings, tattoos, and scarification.
- Authors
Perper, Marina; Aldahan, Adam S.; Tsatalis, John P.; Nouri, Keyvan
- Abstract
The article discusses the history of body modification practices and trends including body piercing, tattooing and scarification in order to understand the popularity and presence of such practices in society. Topics include ancient and post-Renaissance body piercings, the rise of piercing studios, and cultural and religious aspects of tattoos. Other topics include the establishment of scarification by Aboriginal Australians as a reflection of cultural beliefs and social nonconformity.
- Subjects
BODY marking; BODY piercing; CONFORMITY; SCARIFICATION (Body marking); TATTOOING; BODY piercing services; HISTORY; CROSS-cultural studies
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2017, Vol 56, Issue 3, p351
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.13539