Body art

Body art, especially tattoos and piercings, has enjoyed an explosion of interest in recent years. However, the response of many health professionals and researchers to this phenomenon is often negative, as body art continues to be associated with issues ranging from ill mental health to offending be...

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Main Authors Brown, Brian (Author), Kuulei Berndt, Virginia (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
SeriesArts for health.
Subjects
Body art > Health aspects.
Mental health.
Arts > Therapeutic use.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781804558102
DOI10.1108/9781804558089
Physical Description1 online resource (160 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Defining the field: The multiple arts of the body
  • Chapter 2. Body art and society
  • Chapter 3. Body art, aesthetic communities, culture and power
  • Chapter 4. The pleasures of decoration
  • Chapter 5. How can I engage with body art?
  • Chapter 6. From margin to centre: Shifting boundaries in body art
  • Chapter 7. The health (and bodies) of body artists
  • Chapter 8. Towards achieving the benefits of body art
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion: The multiple arts of the body revisited.

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