Mutilating the Body: Identity in Blood and InkPopular Press, 1997 - 161 Seiten Kim Hewitt explores self-mutilation through history and across cultural divisions, finding these acts "positive expressions of social custom, individualism and resourcefulness . . . symptomatic of crises of identity, religious faith, or modern social structures." In modern contexts, such ancient rituals continue to function as an avenue of symbolic death and rebirth. In her analysis of the origins and motivations of body modification, the author draws upon psychological, medical, and cultural theories on self-inflicted pain-tattooing and scarification as well as fasting, bulimia, and some performance art. She finds such contemporary acts of self-mutilation may "express a change in how society perceives marginalization." |
Inhalt
Pain as a Pathway to Social and Spiritual Identity | 27 |
Anorexia and SelfMutilation Diagnosed as Pathological | 41 |
Tattooing and Piercing | 65 |
Edging toward the Mainstream | 95 |
The Cultural Significance of SelfMutilation | 117 |
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