Anthropology of the Body: Modifications, Disciplination and Semiotization of the Body

Abstract

Anthropology of the Body: Modifications, Disciplination and Semiotization of the Body. – The object of the paper is anthropology of the body as a branch of anthropology as such. The authors distinguish between organic and cultural dimension of the human body. Anthropology examines the body on three structural levels, which correspond to the three main types of cultural elements: artifacts, norms and meanings. Concerning the framework of anthropology of the body, the defined levels can be studied by means of modification, disciplination and semiotization processes.