In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy

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Autor(a) principal: Manfredi, Federica
Data de Publicação: 2022
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/54993
Resumo: European society has been described more than once as poor in shared rites of passage. The manipulation of skin seems to be an increasingly popular solution to fulfil perceived cultural gaps. Can contemporary tattoos be interpreted as tools of commemorating life events, especially in the occasion of births and deaths? This article analyses meanings associated with tattoos collected during two ethnographies in central Italy. Based on qualitative interviews and participant observation, the first fieldwork focuses on death-commemorative tattoos, while a 2020 (n)ethnography investigates birth-celebrative tattoos. Data confirm that the body is the mirror of the self and the skin works as the plastic stage where the embodiment of mourning and other emotions meets the social world. Tattoos are attempts of personalized spiritualities, where births and deaths become key-moments of existence that are elected pillars of the self. However, they are not (only) a private affair. This paper addresses the intersubjective valence of tattoos and their communicative purpose. In parallel with references related to both the self and the others, ethnographical data support an interpretation of tattoos as modern self-making strategies, applied to re-ordinate the past and to project a suitable self for the future
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spelling In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central ItalyTattooBody-modificationRite of passageEmbodimentIdentitySelf-constructionEuropean society has been described more than once as poor in shared rites of passage. The manipulation of skin seems to be an increasingly popular solution to fulfil perceived cultural gaps. Can contemporary tattoos be interpreted as tools of commemorating life events, especially in the occasion of births and deaths? This article analyses meanings associated with tattoos collected during two ethnographies in central Italy. Based on qualitative interviews and participant observation, the first fieldwork focuses on death-commemorative tattoos, while a 2020 (n)ethnography investigates birth-celebrative tattoos. Data confirm that the body is the mirror of the self and the skin works as the plastic stage where the embodiment of mourning and other emotions meets the social world. Tattoos are attempts of personalized spiritualities, where births and deaths become key-moments of existence that are elected pillars of the self. However, they are not (only) a private affair. This paper addresses the intersubjective valence of tattoos and their communicative purpose. In parallel with references related to both the self and the others, ethnographical data support an interpretation of tattoos as modern self-making strategies, applied to re-ordinate the past and to project a suitable self for the futureRepositório da Universidade de LisboaManfredi, Federica2022-11-07T16:39:12Z2022-012022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/54993engManfredi, F.(2022) “In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others. An anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in Central Italy”. Religions, 13(1), art. 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel1301004610.3390/rel130100462077-1444info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T17:01:41Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/54993Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:05:43.073831Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
title In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
spellingShingle In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
Manfredi, Federica
Tattoo
Body-modification
Rite of passage
Embodiment
Identity
Self-construction
title_short In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
title_full In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
title_fullStr In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
title_full_unstemmed In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
title_sort In between birth and death, past and future, the self and the others: an anthropological insight on commemorative and celebrative tattoos in central Italy
author Manfredi, Federica
author_facet Manfredi, Federica
author_role author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Manfredi, Federica
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Tattoo
Body-modification
Rite of passage
Embodiment
Identity
Self-construction
topic Tattoo
Body-modification
Rite of passage
Embodiment
Identity
Self-construction
description European society has been described more than once as poor in shared rites of passage. The manipulation of skin seems to be an increasingly popular solution to fulfil perceived cultural gaps. Can contemporary tattoos be interpreted as tools of commemorating life events, especially in the occasion of births and deaths? This article analyses meanings associated with tattoos collected during two ethnographies in central Italy. Based on qualitative interviews and participant observation, the first fieldwork focuses on death-commemorative tattoos, while a 2020 (n)ethnography investigates birth-celebrative tattoos. Data confirm that the body is the mirror of the self and the skin works as the plastic stage where the embodiment of mourning and other emotions meets the social world. Tattoos are attempts of personalized spiritualities, where births and deaths become key-moments of existence that are elected pillars of the self. However, they are not (only) a private affair. This paper addresses the intersubjective valence of tattoos and their communicative purpose. In parallel with references related to both the self and the others, ethnographical data support an interpretation of tattoos as modern self-making strategies, applied to re-ordinate the past and to project a suitable self for the future
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