"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
Autorentext
Jasmine Day is a freelance lecturer in Egyptology.
Klappentext
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
Zusammenfassung
The most penetrating study of the curse ever conducted, The Mummy's Curse uncovers forgotten nineteenth-century fiction and poetry, revolutionizes the study of mummy horror films, and reveals the prejudices embedded in children's toys.Examining original surveys and field observations of museum visitors demonstrate that media stereotypes - to which museums inadvertently contribute - promote vilification of mummies, which can invalidate demands for their removal from display. Jasmine Day shows that the curse's structure and meaning has changed over time, as public attitudes toward archaeology and the Middle East were transformed by events such as the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.The riddle of the 'curse of the pharaohs' is finally solved via a radical anthropological treatment of the legend as a cultural concept rather than a physical phenomenon. A must for anyone interested in this ancient and mystifying legend.
Inhalt
Unravelling the Mummy. Sex and Death: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Popular Culture. Fear and Loathing: Twentieth Century Classic Mummy Films. Giggles and Goosebumps: Late Twentieth Century Popular Culture. Attraction and Repulsion: Mummies in Museums. Wrapping It Up. Appendix. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index
Titel
The Mummy's Curse
Untertitel
Mummymania in the English-speaking world
Autor
EAN
9781134297962
ISBN
978-1-134-29796-2
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Genre
Veröffentlichung
27.09.2006
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.17 MB
Anzahl Seiten
240
Jahr
2006
Untertitel
Englisch
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