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Œuvres de John A. Rush
Spiritual Tattoo: A Cultural History of Tattooing, Piercing, Scarification, Branding, and Implants (2005) 27 exemplaires
The Mushroom in Christian Art: The Identity of Jesus in the Development of Christianity (2011) 11 exemplaires
Entheogens and the Development of Culture: The Anthropology and Neurobiology of Ecstatic Experience (2013) 10 exemplaires
Application of science and medicine to sport;: A symposium conducted by the Canadian Association of Sports Sciences in… (1974) 2 exemplaires
Clinical Anthropology: An Application of Anthropological Concepts Within Clinical Settings (1996) 2 exemplaires
Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World 1 exemplaire
Elements of life, or, The laws of vital matter 1 exemplaire
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- Œuvres
- 11
- Membres
- 68
- Popularité
- #253,411
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 16
John Rush is an anthropologist who teaches at a community college in northern California and that is the perspective that attracted me to this particular volume. Anthropology is my favorite perspective from which to learn about many issues.
Rush writes about the history of tattooing, scarification, and piercing as well as branding and implants. The common thread between these behaviors that Rush covers is their use as a rite of passage of some type, whether it involves, aging, illness, group affiliation or something else. My favorite part was that he included his own culture, the U.S. with what I considered to be a fairly objective comparison. He examines the specific practices e.g. why paint the lips red, why get breast implants or as some men do now, calves implants, as well as the purpose the behavior serves and other methods used to achieve similar purposes. For example he compares the use of psychotherapy for healing (e.g. cancer survivor groups), athletic accomplishments such as a survivor running a marathon, to the use of tattooing. It is an interesting topic.
Most of this book satisfies my longing for "proof" meaning peer reviewed research as much as possible, but the author does drift into more personal beliefs and behavior occasionally. That of course can be easy to do especially with anthropology. Additionally, parts were a little dry and could have been livened up with more case studies. Therefore, three stars.… (plus d'informations)