Unless you're a barber, this is the only book on hair you need to read., "The profundity of Hair is intertwined with its sheer simplicity. Which could come across as pedantic, were it not for the fact that Lowe is also effortlessly funny. This is a global, biological, socio-cultural consideration of a reality we all intuitively understand, yet rarely admit: Haircuts explain people. Scott Lowe has deconstructed a subject that defies deconstruction. Above all, Lowe's is a sobering account of how we can use something we have no control over naturally but can only manipulate to so many purposes." - BDC News, The profundity of Hair is intertwined with its sheer simplicity. But Lowe, who tempers his insights with wit, is always respectful and non-judgmental.
This book would make an excellent addition to a course on material religion., "An informative, often hair-raising (excuse the pun) journey about how the great religions of today as well as those that have faded away, or cultures, modern and old, have dealt with hair, or lack or length or style of it, both as a unifying, defining symbol as well as differentiating one, or of conformity. Scott Lowe was the perfect author for such a book, writing in his characteristic wit. It discusses the variety of religious reasons, and methods, for depilation and for hair cultivation. Part of Bloomsbury Academic's Object Lessons, 'a book series about the hidden lives of ordinary things,' this short volume considers the biology, removal, styling, and fetishizing of hair as practiced by people around the world.
Hair is a hilarious, informative, and provocative look at the significance of hair in human culture.
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