The Ancient Egyptian Mummy

The Ancient Egyptian Mummy

Joyce A. Tyldesley
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Author:  Joyce A. Tyldesley
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  128
Publisher:  Welbeck Publishing Group
Year:  2006
ISBN:  9781844422678

"The Mummy" follows the history of mummification in Egypt from the dynastic age to the present day, including a consideration of the mummy in modern popular culture (films and literature) and a discussion of modern scientific mummy analysis. The Egyptian mummy, swathed in its rotting bandages, is a familiar and fascinating sight, provoking widespread general interest. "The Mummy", with its multi-faceted, highly illustrated approach, will appeal to a wide audience including scholars of ancient Egypt, those interested in the rituals of death, students of the occult, children studying history, film buffs and the general reading public.

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