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Thai magic tattoos: the art and influence of Sak Yant
Table Of Contents
- A brief history of Tattoos
- Why do people have tattoos?
- Sak Yant: magical tattoos
- The heart of Sak Yant: Yantra and Mantra
- Yant Tattoos: Sak Yant
- Figurative and geometrical Sak Yant representations
- Sak Yant Masters: "these unusual gardeners who cultivate the art of tattooing"
- Sak Yant Masters: drawing on a living canvas
- The tattooed person: "no pain no gain"
- The annual Wai Khru Ritual
- Sak Yant efficacy: the desire to exert some influence over one's destiny
- Beliefs: these 'molecules of emotion'
- Sak Yant Masters: 'walking placebos'
- Yant Tattoos: those supernatural sentinels
- Tattoos and the body as a space for self-determination: a psychologist's view
- The endurance of belief in modern societies: a flourishing Yant tattoo culture
- Removing tattoos and health concerns
Subject
Details
Published
Bangkok : River Books, 2013
Language
English
Material
141 p.
ISBN
616733921X / 9786167339214
Location
TCDC Bangkok - General Collection
miniTCDC - RMUTI Surin
TCDC Chiang Mai - General Collection
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