{text:bookmark-start} Bodily Harm {text:bookmark-end} Introduction Body modification may be defined as the voluntary modification of the human body. Modification of the human body has taken many forms during the history of civilization. As early as four centuries before Christ, Greek citizens were tattooed to indicate their profession. The Mayans chipped their teeth to resemble fangs. Australian Aborigines for thousands of years have been practicing body painting and ritual scarification {text:bookmark-start} (Hicinbothem, Gonsalves, & Lester, 2006, pp. 352-353) {text:bookmark-end} . Historically, and today, body modification includes such behaviors as tattooing, branding, scarification, transdermal implants, tongue splitting, ear reshaping, silicone injections and amputations {text:bookmark-start} (Hicinbothem et al., p.352) {text:bookmark-end} . The indelible marks on the bodies of those who choose to adorn, decorate, or modify their skin may be an expression of loyalty,......

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