Free Thai Magic Tattoos - The Art And Influence Of Sak Yant: How A Belief May Change Your Life Ebooks To Download
HOW A BELIEF MAY CHANGE YOUR LIFEDuring the last twenty years, tattooing has experienced a real renaissance in modern societies. For hundreds of years before this, however, Buddhist monks, using magical incantations and spells, have been covering people's bodies with indelible ink in the belief that the markings will bring luck, wealth, and blessings. People remain convinced that tattoos provide protection against evil spirits and can render the bearer invulnerable, even to stab wounds and bullets. Known in Thailand as Sak Yant, these ancient tattoos are today experiencing a revival in popularity, both in their countries of origin and beyond. Fashion or social phenomenon, the demand for magical tattoos keeps rising. Hollywood stars, Singaporean businessmen, people from all walks of life flock to Thai Sak Yant Masters to have these powerful designs inked onto their bodies. At the same time, these tattooists are regularly invited to practice their art abroad, thus increasing the popularity of Sak Yant worldwide. Why do these sacred tattoos provoke such passion? Who are these men who perform Sak Yant, and who are those who get tattooed? Do these tattoos really have magical powers? These questions raise the issue of the influence not only of tattoos but also of amulets, cultural and religious beliefs and rituals, on the mind and health of the individual. Although, formerly regarded as irrational, today's scientific studies show how these beliefs influence a person's life and how tattoos and other symbols can work as placebos. Drawing on a wide range of contributions and from research fields as diverse as anthropology, religion, history, medicine and psychology, Thai Magic Tattoos - The Art and Influence of Sak Yant attempts to provide some understanding of the mechanisms by which a tattoo may actually change the life of the bearer. The book is based on extensive fieldwork over a period of three years in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. Using their own photographs, field notes and in-depth interviews of Masters and Sak Yant believers, the authors provide a unique insight into the world of sacred tattoos and in doing so illustrate one of the last living examples of authentic traditional tattooing.
File Size: 247956 KB
Print Length: 144 pages
Publication Date: September 11, 2014
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00NIH5UYS
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'Thailand's Magic Tattoos' is an informative and entertaining book composed by husband and wife team Rene and Isabel Drouyer.Isabel is a noted scholar on the history and iconography of SE ASia. Husband Rene is a professional illustrator and photographer.Together they have produced a comprehensive book -- beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read.It is equally suitable for detailed study, bedtime browsing or coffee table decoration . Quite a rare combination !Strongly recommended as the finest book available in the market on the subject of Thai Magic Tattoos .
I was just going to skim though this book looking at the photos, which I love to do in libraries, but I ended up buying and reading it. This book changed the way I saw tattooed people. I learn so much about this practice, I did not imagine that tattoos may tell a bit of a story about ourselves.
Very Nice pictures and information. Very easy to read. In less then two week i had the book in HOLLAND!
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