Tracing Stigma: The Evolution of the Tattoo in the Middle Ages

Author(s)

Isabella Fusillo, University of Dayton

Advisor

Bobbi Sutherland

Department

History

Publication Date

4-1-2022

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Abstract

In the Western world, tattooing began as a mechanism for marking slaves and prisoners in Ancient Greece and Rome. As a result of changes in religion and philosophy, the period between 1100 and 1600 CE set the stage for the tattoo to transform from something that was forcibly done to represent a communal identity into an individual expression of self. This project traces the use and meaning of tattooing from the ancient world into the 1600’s.

Permission Statement

This item is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code) and may only be used for noncommercial, educational, and scholarly purposes.

Keywords

Undergraduate research

Disciplines

History

eCommons Citation

Fusillo, Isabella, "Tracing Stigma: The Evolution of the Tattoo in the Middle Ages" (2022). Honors Theses. 352.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/uhp_theses/352