The Mummy's Curse: Mummymania in the English-speaking World (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Mummy's Curse A study of the Mummy's curse. This book covers 19th century fiction and poetry, study of mummy horror films, and the prejudices embedded in children's toys. It shows that the curse's structure and meaning has changed, as public attitudes toward archaeology and the Middle East were transformed by events such as the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- Published: 18 September 2006
- Format: Paperback 240 pages
- ISBN 13: 9780415340229 ISBN 10: 0415340225
- Sales rank: 722,081
Full description for The Mummy's Curse
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.