Wrapping in Images: Tattooing in Polynesia

by Alfred Gell

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198280904

ISBN13:9780198280903

Release Date:July 1996

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:358 Pages

Weight:1.21 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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