Sociology · Boston College
This course explores tattoos as a religious practice, from a sociological perspective. There are no previous requirements for this class; we will read some sociology classic authors during the course.We will investigate contemporary religious, spiritual tattoos in the U.S., the Americas and Europe. After paying attention to the role of tattooists, we will study Pierre Bourdieus field theory to discuss who has the power to define if tattoos are religious practices or not.
