Who are the Modern Primitives?
Modern Primitives are people who live in developed nations and engage in rituals which are borrowed from cultures in less developed or “primitive” regions of the world. Many Modern Primitives focus specifically on tribal rites of passage and rituals, emphasizing the simplicity and perceived purity of tribal societies. The Modern Primitive movement, as it is known, dates to the late 1970s, when the concept of Modern Primitives was first outlined and explored by Fakir Musafar, a man who is widely regarded as the father of the Modern Primitive movement. Many people in the Modern Primitive movement sport an assortment of body modifications which are linked with tribal societies, ranging from tattooed markings with specific symbolic meanings to lip plates. Heavy body modification is not unusual in the Modern Primitive movement. Modern Primitives may also participate in specific rituals which ape those of the primitive cultures they admire, such as ritualistic suspension, temporary piercing,
