ART / Body Art & Tattooing

Paper · Semantic Scholar

The art of body modification particularly tattooing has been regarded as an indigenous cultural practice, which has undergone a remarkable transformation after the influence of globalization and modernization. Traditionally, tattoos were long being served as a form of recognition by ancestors, a form of spirituality carrying deep-rooted indigenous significance. However, with the influence of modern cultural transfor…

Reference · Wikidata

scientific article published on November 1999

Book · DOAB

Interrogating a rich array of archaeological, textual, and visual sources, Exploring Sacred Ink reveals how tattooing and sacredness are intertwined, from the ancient world to the present. This interdisciplinary volume highlights the diverse motivations for inscribing the sacred onto the body: as an attestation of the bearer’s servitude to the divine; an affirmation of belonging to a faith community; an expression o…

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

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