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LEADER: 01626cam a22003254a 4500
001 2004025244
003 DLC
005 20090304181521.0
008 041022s2005 caua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2004025244
020 $a1583941177 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGN419.15$b.R87 2005
082 00 $a391.6/5$222
100 1 $aRush, John A.
245 10 $aSpiritual tattoo :$ba cultural history of tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, and implants /$cJohn A. Rush.
260 $aBerkeley, Calif. :$bFrog, Ltd. :$bDistributed by North Atlantic Books,$cc2005.
300 $ax, 244 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"Reviews body modifications from prehistoric times to present, outlining processes and procedures and discussing social and psychological motives"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-238) and index.
505 0 $aScarification and tattooing : a cultural history of pain -- The processes of body modification -- Spirituality -- Pain, suffering, and redemption -- Purging emotional pain and trauma -- Individualism and society.
650 0 $aBody marking.
650 0 $aTattooing.
650 0 $aScarification (Body marking)
650 0 $aHuman body$xReligious aspects.
650 0 $aHuman body$xSymbolic aspects.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004025244.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2004025244-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2004025244-b.html