Encyclopedia of Body Adornment

by Margo Demello

Book Overview

People everywhere have attempted to change their bodies in an effort to meet their cultural standards of beauty, as well as their religious and/or social obligations. Often times, this modification or adornment of their bodies is part of the complex process of creating and re-creating personal and social identities. Body painting has probably been practiced since the Paleolithic as archaeological evidence indicates, and the earliest human evidence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313336954
• ISBN13: 9780313336959
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 10.2"