Indelible marks. Tattoo as a historical source (Russian Edition)

Unlike other methods of changing your appearance - hairstyles or make-up - a tattoo is forever. It is no coincidence in the eyes of many ancient peoples it was a matter of applying nelegkomyslennym. Once the inhabitants of Borneo believe that their drawings are like torches, lighting the way in the pitch darkness of the dead realm of the dead. The ancient Greeks and Romans used tattoos as a punishment. For Altai Scythian tattooed is the embodiment of the sacred text. What explains the popularity of modern manipulation of the body? Perhaps primitive thinking has not left us forever? In the book, tattoos and other indelible signs of artificial origin on the human body regarded as a historical source. Attracted evidence of archeology, physical and social anthropology, folklore, monuments of ancient writing are analyzed. The book contains the development of original scientific ideas submitted, if possible, in a very popular manner that will use these data specialists of different disciplines.