Tattoos in pre-Islamic poetry, a study in the light of social reality

Abstract

- The research study on the origins of tattooing, in its historical depth, revealed the emergence of this phenomenon in totemic religions. It was believed that the blood coming out during the engraving process makes the image of the totem blend spiritually and materially with its totem, so that it and the totem marked with it share the same characteristics.

- Tattoos are used for adornment purposes or to treat some tumors and pains, and they have to do with ideas of witchcraft, and tattoo marks help define a person and his affiliation to a particular sect or tribe.

A tattoo is drawing a specific shape that is engraved on a part of the skin of the human body with a needle prick and a dye of a certain color is sprayed on it, to interact with the blood oozing from the needle prick, leaving a permanent and unchanged effect on the skin. The tattoo engraved is part of the tattoo process and not the tattoo itself.

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