books.google.ca - People everywhere have attempted to change their bodies in an effort to meet their cultural standards of beauty, as well as their religious and/or social obligations. Often times, this modification or adornment of their bodies is part of the complex process of creating and re-creating personal and social...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Encyclopedia_of_Body_Adornment.html?id=s0122BsqrZwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareEncyclopedia of Body Adornment