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Body Modification, tattooes, piercing, scarification etc

Body Modification, tattooes, piercing, scarification etc. History, origins, types of, and the Biblical answer. The Origins of Body Modification. Body scarification, tatooing, etc. has a long history. The Origins of Body Modification. The Origins of Body Modification.

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Body Modification, tattooes, piercing, scarification etc

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  1. Body Modification,tattooes,piercing,scarification etc History, origins, types of, and the Biblical answer

  2. The Origins of Body Modification • Body scarification, tatooing, etc.has a long history

  3. The Origins of Body Modification

  4. The Origins of Body Modification • Body scarification, tattooing, etc, has a long history • These ancient heathen practices are found in all nations; • a Maori tatooed man,1860;

  5. Origins of Body Modification • Recent renewal of facial markings • Maori Chief

  6. History of Body Modification • In the Middle-east • from Iran 3500BC (note ear piercing)

  7. History of Body Modification • from Iraq 9th century BC - King Assur with pierced ears

  8. History of Body Modification • Chinese Buddha, 13th century

  9. History of Body Modification • Polynesian chief

  10. History of Body Modification • Africa scarification

  11. History of Body Modification • African head-binding

  12. History of Body Modification • Zulu customary scarification

  13. History of Body Modification • Customary protection rites

  14. History of Body Modification • Lip plate - Ethiopia

  15. History of Body Modification • Alaskan man with nose ring, 19th C

  16. History of Body Modification • Chinese foot-binding

  17. History of Body Modification • Borneo woman with stretched ear lobes

  18. History of Body Modification • British tattooed man from 400AD

  19. History of Body Modification • South American

  20. History of Body Modification • Eskimo

  21. History of Body Modification • In Borneo tattooingis mostly associatedwith head-hunting

  22. History of Body Modification - Occultic connections • Primitive scarification is almost always connected to religious and occultic practices.(Middle Eastern Muslims pierce their cheeks in aritual)

  23. History of Body Modification - Occultic connections • It is believed here that children hold several spirits insidethemselves. This little girl is believed to hold the spirit of a weasel in her and this makes her extremely vulnerable for seduction

  24. History of Body Modification - Occultic connections • Hindus in Singapore

  25. History of Body Modification - Occultic connections • Tattooing, among pagans,is considered a powerful tool: for at once the pigment was laid upon the skin, the indelible mark served as both protective shield and sacrifice to the supernatural.

  26. Various types of Scarification • Tattoos • Body piercing • Mutilation

  27. Various types • Tattoos

  28. Various types • Tattoos, Hindu god

  29. Various types • Tattoos

  30. Various types • Tattoos, on leg

  31. Various types • Tattoos, on stomach

  32. Various types • Tattoo, branded by burning into skin

  33. Various Types • Tribal, Oriental, Celtic

  34. Various types • Branded birth chart

  35. Various types • Body piercing,naval

  36. Various types • Body piercing,tongue

  37. Various types • Body piercing (and tattoos),tongue studs

  38. Various types • Nasal bridge

  39. Various Types • Labrets - tribal heritage

  40. Various Types • Ear piercing

  41. Various types • Mutilation, the ultimate form of body modificationan ear beingadjusted

  42. The painful process • The process is painful

  43. The painful process • The problem with nose jobs for modification purposes is that the pain and problems may start later:

  44. Nose jobs • Observe Michael Jackson’s nose...

  45. The painful process • A nose job

  46. Various types • Mutilation and pleasure through pain

  47. Various types • Self-flagellation

  48. Various types • Self-flagellation, pain for penance

  49. Various types • Some go so far as crucifixion

  50. Popularity of tattoos • Even among many Christians the once-forbidden tattoo is welcomed with open arms (and legs, and necks, and backs, etc) • Not surprising the major perpetrator of the Christian tattoo is the Christian rock music community.

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