About this title: Hair - whether present or absent, restored or removed, abundant or scarce, long or short, bound or unbound, colored or natural - marks a person as clearly as speech, clothing, and smell. While hair's high salience as both sign and symbol extends cross-culturally through time, its denotations are far from universal. Hair is an inter-disciplinary look at the meanings of hair, hairiness, and hairlessness in Asian cultures, from classical to contemporary contexts. The contributors draw on a variety of literary, archaeological, religious, and ethnographic evidence. They examine scientific, medical ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Date Published: 31/05/1998
ISBN-13:9780791437421ISBN:0791437426
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN-13:9780791437421ISBN:0791437426
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN-13:9780791437421ISBN:0791437426
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