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Illuminated Body Home

Introduction

Anatomy

Allopathic Medicine

Chinese Medicine

Recreated Body

Body Piercing

Ideal Body Types

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Project Art



    

 

The Illuminated Body: Representation in
Medicine and Culture

Introduction
Why examine
the human body?

Anatomy
How the study
of anatomy began.

Allopathic Medicine
What is allopathic medicine?

Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture and
traditional medicine.
Tattoo

1. Tattoo, 1993
Recreated Body
The reshaped body,
implants, and quackery.

Body Piercing
The hows and
whys of piercing.

Ideal Body Types
What have been the "ideal"
body types in the past?

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

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