Tattoo traditions of Asia : ancient and contemporary expressions of identity /
"For millennia, tattoos have documented the history of humanity one painful mark at a time. They form a visual language on the skin, expressing an individual's desires and fears as well as cultural values, family ties, and spiritual beliefs on the surfaces of the body. The Indigenous peopl...
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaʻi Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.11498409 |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Terms
- Introduction
- 1. Tattoos of Japan: Many Islands, Many Tales
- 2. Tattoos of Taiwan and Hainan: To Honor the Ancestors
- 3. Tattoos of the Philippines: Defining Marks of Culture
- 4. Tattoos of Indonesia: Spirits, Souls, Taboo, and Tattoo
- 5. Tattoos of Mainland Southeast Asia: Magical Mysteries in Ink
- 6. Magical Mysteries in Ink: Marks for the Afterlife
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index