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.
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