Arabic Tattoos Documenter la peau culturelle derrière l'encre

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  • Broché
  • 9780977985081
  • 15 avril 2008
  • 128 pages
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Résumé

It’s no secret that tattoos have become a commonly accepted and popular form of self-expression; people young and old wear sleeves of ink and florid designs peek out from waistband and shirt collars. Over the past few years, however, a new genre of tattoos has emerged: Arabic tattoos.

Although Islam prohibits tattooing, Arabic Tattoos documents the reasons why people from the United States and Europe get these tattoos, ranging from names converted from Latin alphabets to Arabic, to bold words like “infidel” emblazoned on US soldiers returning to Iraq.

Jon Udelson, the book’s compiler, writes, “These tattoos signify more than the words and designs they showcase upon a person’s skin. They are representative of the this crucial point in modern time where cultural awareness, acceptance, and, unfortunately, fear, are salient aspects of global culture.”

Along with the photographs of these tattoos and the stories from their recipients, designers and inkers, essays from tattoo expert Clayton Patterson and Egyptian artist Hamdi Attia provide a thoughtful context for these tattoos.

The purpose of Arabic Tattoos is to illuminate questions like ''To whom does a language belong?'' and in doing so add to an ever expanding public discourse that involves philosophy, religion, politics and art, arriving at a higher understanding of this multi-cultural world in which we live.

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Contenu

Langue
en
Binding
Broché
Date de sortie initiale
15 avril 2008
Nombre de pages
128
Illustrations
Avec illustrations

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Auteur principal
Clayton Patterson
Editeur principal
Mark Batty Publisher

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Hauteur de l'emballage
13 mm
Largeur d'emballage
178 mm
Largeur du produit
180 mm
Livre d‘étude
Non
Longueur d'emballage
203 mm
Longueur du produit
200 mm
Poids de l'emballage
360 g
Police de caractères extra large
Non
Édition
1

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9780977985081

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