The History of Tattooing Hambly Wilfrid DysonPaperback
The History of Tattooing Hambly Wilfrid DysonPaperback This 1925 survey constitutes one of the most complete histories of world tattoo practices. Subsequent opportunities for original fieldwork…
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The History of Tattooing Hambly Wilfrid DysonPaperback
This 1925 survey constitutes one of the most complete histories of world tattoo practices. Subsequent opportunities for original fieldwork related to tattooing were rare, making this book a valuable link to vanishing cultures.In addition to 80 photographs and illustrations--many of them new to this edition--this fascinating study discusses the significance of tattoos and other forms of body marking in terms of religious beliefs and social purposes. It was written at the end of a significant era in anthropological fieldwork, when the efforts of missionaries and the impact of European imperialism had suppressed all but the final vestiges of indigenous native tattoo traditions.
Hambly discusses the religious and magical uses of tattooing, which range from the prevention of pain, Author Wilfrid Dyson Hambly offers a wealth of examples from fieldwork conducted around the world.