The Book of Skin
The Book of Skin2003
About this book
"The Book of Skin explores the amazingly varied meanings of human skin in Western culture from classical times to the here and now. Every aspect and nuance of skin in history is to be found here: its poetry as well as its pathology, the chromatics of its pigmentation, the destructive rage exercised against it in violent fantasies, the shivering titillations of itch, the intensities and attenuations of erotic touch, blushing, suntanning, tattooing, flaying, stigmata, scarification, moles, birthmarks, massage, ointments and aromatics."--BOOK JACKET.
Details
- First published
- 2003
- OL Work ID
- OL2457295W
Subjects
Body, HumanHistoryHuman BodyHuman skin colorSkinSocial aspectsSocial aspects of SkinSocial aspects of the Human bodyHuman body, social aspectsCultureSkin PigmentationPeauAspect socialHistoireCouleur de la peauCorps humainCulture noteGeschichte