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The Mummy's Curse: Mummymania in the English-speaking world book cover

1st Edition

The Mummy's Curse Mummymania in the English-speaking world

By Jasmine Day Copyright 2007
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge
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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 -... Read more

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

Biography

Jasmine Day is a freelance lecturer in Egyptology.

'Jasmine Day's The Mummy's Curse contains significant research into museum collections. Day extensively combs a variety of historical sources, including fiction and poetry.' – The Canberra Times

'In a word, brilliant. Jasmine Day fills in a huge gap between popular culture and the scientific study of mummies ... A masterley study of mummies in early popular culture ranges confidently from Napolean to B-movie shockers to reveal their shifting and often contradictory meanings and uses.' – The Fortean Times

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