Author

Publication

1997 - Bowling Green State University Popular Press, Bowling Green, OH, Ohio

Language

English

Word Count

40,250 words, Guess

Page Count

161 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL996849M
  • ISBN-100879727098
  • OCLC Control Number35262408
  • Library of Congress Control Number96035524
  • Goodreads3670306
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  • LibraryThing1124839

Classifications

  • DDC391/.65
  • LCCRC552.S4 H48 1997

Description

Mutilating the Body: Identity in Blood and Ink is an analysis of the different ways in which people use their bodies for self-expression that considers the significance of body modification and how different forms of body art and alteration serve individual and cultural needs. The book also addresses eating disorders, self-cutting, and ritualized consensual sadomasochism.

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