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. But Lowe, who tempers his insights with wit, is always respectful and non-judgmental. * Nova Religio *Īn 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. This book would make an excellent addition to a course on material religion. 'You know, the make up, the hair, the grips, the electrics, you know, people who work the long hours and have nowhere to go right now. Scott Lowe was the perfect author for such a book, writing in his characteristic wit. STORY: Actor Rob Lowe turned out to support the writers, including his son John Owen Lowe, and voiced his concerns about other crew members affected by the strike. 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. * Chuck Klosterman, author of Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs * Unless you're a barber, this is the only book on hair you need to read. Which could come across as pedantic, were it not for the fact that Lowe is also effortlessly funny. In untangling its myriad meanings, Scott Lowe reveals just how little we control our. This is a global, biological, socio-cultural consideration of a reality we all intuitively understand, yet rarely admit: Haircuts explain people. Hair, a primary marker of our mammalian nature, is an extraordinary indicator of economic and social standing, political orientation, religious affiliation, marital status, and cultural leanings, among other things. Scott Lowe has deconstructed a subject that defies deconstruction. The profundity of Hair is intertwined with its sheer simplicity.

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