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02282aam a2200373 i 4500 001 2591E226E17011EC82262A731FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220601010025 008 201119t20212021enkac b 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2020478355 020 $a 0712353089 020 $a 9780712353083 035 $a (OCoLC)1233312060 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d Z5U $d DLC $d NYP $d OCLCO $d PAU $d IBI $d UKMGB $d OCL $d SILO 050 4 $a GT2345 $b .M55 2021 082 04 $a 391.65 $2 23 100 1 $a Miller, John, $d 1973- $e author. 245 14 $a The philosophy of tattoos / $c John Miller. 264 1 $a London : $b British Library Publishing, $c 2021 300 $a 105 pages : $b illustrations (black and white), portraits ; $c 20 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a Tattooing is an ancient practice with profound religious and cultural significance. While western tattooing centres on three main traditions - Polynesian, Japanese and Euro-American -- it has been recorded more or less everywhere.beginning with the birth of the tattoo, John Miller explores this unique expression of personal, cultural and national identity, the tension between tattoo's status as a fashion item and its roots in subculture, and the relevance of magic -- a crucial part of tattooing's origins -- in contemporary society.A the inherent shock factor of tattoos decreases, tattoos are becoming more extensive, public and challenging in response, prompting an upsurge in avant-garde tattoo projects and 'extreme' tattooing. The Philosophy of Tattoos investigates the innate human desire to mark the skin, and what tattooing might tell us about that obsessively asked question: what does it mean to be human? 505 00 $t Magic. $t Histories -- $t Revivals -- $t Deviance -- $t Magic. 650 0 $a Tattooing. 650 0 $a Tattooing $x Philosophy. 650 7 $a Tattooing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01143549 655 7 $a Informational works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919930 655 7 $a Illustrated works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423873 655 7 $a Informational works. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Illustrated works. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20220601010554.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2591E226E17011EC82262A731FECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search