Mummies in Nineteenth Century America
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-3941-6 (ISBN)
This work examines Egyptian mummies as artifacts in pre-1900 America: how they got here, what happened to them, and how they were perceived by the public and by archaeologists. Collected newspaper accounts and other documents reveal the progression of American interest in mummies as curiosities, commodities, and cultural lessons. Numerous mummies which no longer exist are identified, and commentary on mummy coffins and a discussion of methods of public exhibition are included.
S.J. Wolfe is a senior cataloger and serials specialist at the American Antiquarian Society. Over the past 20 years, she has been lecturing on ancient Egyptian culture and presenting mummy research. She lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. Robert Singerman is the emeritus Jewish studies bibliographer at University of Florida Libraries, Gainesville. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Bob Brier
Preface
1. “An Appropriate Ornament of the Operating Room”: Padihershef and the Beginnings of Mummymania in Nineteenth-Century America
2. “As Cheap as Candidates for the Presidency”: Egyptian Mummies in Early Nineteenth-Century America
3. “An Exceedingly Dry Company”: Exhibiting Egyptian Mummies in Nineteenth-Century America
4. “The Leg of Pharaoh’s Daughter, the One Who Saved Moses”: Egyptian Mummies in the Mormon World
5. Unholy Unrollers: “Scientific” Interest in Egyptian Mummies in Nineteenth-Century America
6. “Better Than Stealing Pennies from the Eyes of Dead Men”: Commercial Exploitation of Mummies in Victorian America
7. “No Stiff Has Ever Gone Over This Road Without a Death Certificate”: Egyptian Mummies and the American Public
Appendices
1. Catalogue of Pre-1901 References to Mummies in America Not Mentioned in the Text
2. Suggestions for Further Reading
3. Notes on the Coffins of the First Mummies Brought to America
4. Spreading the News
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.10.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 63 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 390 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-3941-6 / 0786439416 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-3941-6 / 9780786439416 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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