Abstract
The object of the paper is anthropology of the body as a branch of anthropology as such. Th e 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 defi ned levels can be studied by means of modifi cation, disciplination and semiotization processes.