table of CONTENTS
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PREFACE
HOW TATTOOS ARE A WORK OF ART AND A PERSONAL
& CULTURAL EXPRESSION
BIRTH OF IREZUMI
TRACING BACK THE ORIGIN OF JAPANESE TATTOOS TO SEE HOW
IT SPRINGS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, A NORM AND HISTORY
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A SCOPE IN THEIR WORLD
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE INSIDERS OF THE WORLD
OF IREZUMI
MOTIFS & SYMBOLISMS
UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING BEHIND THE UNIQUE STYLE
OF IREZUMI THROUGH JAPAN’S CULTURE, MYTH AND LEGENDS,
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
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STIGMA & FEAR
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE CRIMINAL WORLD AND ITS IMPACT
IN THE PERCEPTION OF THE PURPOSE OF TATTOOS
EDITORIAL’S NOTE
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS
HOW DOES IT CONVEY AN INDIVIDUAL’S BELIEFS AND VALUES?
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