Wrapping in Images
Author:   Alfred Gell
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198278696


Pages:   358
Publication Date:   01 September 1993
Format:   Hardback
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Wrapping in Images


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In traditional Polynesian societies, tattooing has played a key role in the social construction of the individual. This is the first study to provide a comparative analysis of tattooing in its original setting--based on a comprehensive survey of both written and oral sources. Drawing on modern social theory, psychoanalysis, and anthropological studies, Gell demonstrates the role of tattooing in the complex array of controlling sacredness and protecting the self.

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Author:   Alfred Gell
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780198278696


ISBN 10:   0198278691
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   01 September 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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