body modification

deliberate altering of the human anatomy for non-medical reasons
Intangible subculture Q890057
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body modification

Summary

body modification is a subculture[1]. It draws 863 Wikipedia views per month (subculture category, ranking #17 of 79).[2]

Key Facts

  • body modification's image is recorded as Scarification by Lestyn Flye.jpg[3].
  • body modification's instance of is recorded as subculture[4].
  • body modification's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85015250[5].
  • body modification's subclass of is recorded as intentional human activity[6].
  • body modification's subclass of is recorded as change[7].
  • body modification's subclass of is recorded as mores[8].
  • body modification's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00576853[9].
  • body modification's part of is recorded as tradition[10].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as art[11].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as signal[12].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as beauty[13].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as ritual[14].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as memorial[15].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as functionality[16].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as medical treatment[17].
  • body modification's has use is recorded as sadomasochism[18].
  • body modification's Commons category is recorded as Body modification[19].
  • body modification's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D046289[20].
  • body modification's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012htj[21].
  • body modification's MeSH tree code is recorded as E02.218.085[22].
  • body modification's MeSH tree code is recorded as E04.085[23].
  • body modification's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Body modification[24].
  • body modification's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300262468[25].
  • body modification's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as GN418-GN419.5[26].
  • body modification's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Body Modification[27].

Why It Matters

body modification draws 863 Wikipedia views per month (subculture category, ranking #17 of 79).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by postgenderism[30], a cultural movement[31].

FAQs

Who did body modification influence?

body modification has been cited as an influence by postgenderism[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . core.ac.uk. core.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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