Modern Mummies
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2851-9 (ISBN)
For many, a mummy is an Egyptian pharaoh, wrapped in cloth, found thousands of years later in a pyramid by archaeologists. But mummies need not be ancient. Modern-day mummies can be found under glass in special tombs built in their honor, in private collections where they have come to rest after decades on the carnival circuit, in dissecting rooms of medical schools, and in the basements of funeral homes waiting for decades to be claimed by the next of kin. Stories about the famous (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Ho Chi Minh, Eva Peron) and the not-so-famous (Leslie Hansell wanted her body mummified to bask in the sun rather than being buried in the cold ground) mummies are told here in great detail, along with a broader look at the history and process of mummification. The book includes a comprehensive study of the successful prolonged preservation of the human body, and delves into the law and science of modern mummification.
The late Christine Quigley authored books and articles, wrote an eclectic blog called Quigley’s Cabinet and reviewed books for Fortean Times.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. What Has Been, May Be, Can Be, and Will Be Done: The History, Law, and Science of Modern Mummification
2. Lying in State: Icons, Idols, and Eccentrics
3. Occupational Hazards: Outlaws, Victims, and Local Folks
4. Learning About Life and Death: Teaching Aids, Test Subjects, and Teratology Specimens
5. Buying Immortality: Emulations, Innovations, and Applications
6. Accidents of Nature: Adventurers, Explorers, and a Spelunker
7. Acts of Faith: Servants, Patriarchs, and Believers
8. Mummy Miscellany: Eviction, Collection, and Neglect
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 67 photographs |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 468 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-2851-1 / 0786428511 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-2851-9 / 9780786428519 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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