Mummified by Angela Stienne

Mummified by Angela Stienne

Mummified explores the curious, unsettling and controversial cases of mummies held in French and British museums. From powdered mummies eaten as medicine to mummies unrolled in public, dissected for racial studies and DNA-tested in modern laboratories, there is a lot more to these ancient remains than first meets the eye. -- .

‘Who would have thought that Egyptian mummies are alive and well all around us? Angela Stienne’s book helps us to see the ancient mummy in the brown paint of gallery paintings, in anatomy lectures, even in modern discussions of race and ethnicityThis brilliantly written book proves that the mummy has reawakened within our own social spaces as a material link between past and present. A must read.’
Kara Cooney, Professor of Ancient Egyptian Art & Architecture, University of California Los Angeles

'Mummified is a refreshing take on ancient Egyptian human remains. Inviting readers to reflect on and question the history behind the modern Western fascination with "mummies", it will help museum visitors see them as human beings rather than objects of display.'
Dr Heba Abd el Gawad, Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage Project, University College London

‘A compelling, captivating and complete book: it takes us on a journey through which we discover, enchanted, what it is about Egyptian mummies that has captured our imaginations and the imaginations of those who preceded us.’
Dario Piombino-Mascali, Research Professor in Anthropology, Vilnius University

‘Stienne's book is important because it takes seriously the perspective of the observer rather than attempting to reconstitute the ancient person. This results in some fascinating and genuinely insightful reflections on the reception of the ancient Egyptian dead in museums.’
Dr Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and Sudan, Manchester Museum

'This rather unusual book is a very personal exploration of a major ethical and philosophical study. [...] The author explores the history of the displacement of ancient Egyptian individuals, always treating each as a real person.'
Ancient Egypt magazine

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Dr Angela Stienne is a cultural historian, museum researcher and storyteller. In 2016 she created the website Mummy Stories, which aims to reshape the discussion around human remains in museums by collecting people's stories of their own encounters.

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ISBN 13	9781526161895
ISBN 10	1526161893
Title	Mummified
Author	Angela Stienne
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2022-06-07
Number of pages	288
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