History of Egyptian Mummies - And an Account of Worship Embalming of Sacred Animals By Egyptians

Klappentext This landmark 1834 work on mummification unites the twin passions of the surgeon and antiquarian Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865). Zusammenfassung This landmark 1834 work was an important early contribution to the field of Egyptology, uniting the twin passions of the surgeon and antiquarian Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791–1865). Here he delves into the history, technique and ritual of mummification in a depth that had never been attempted before. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of subscribers; Introduction; 1. On mummy; 2. On mummy as a drug; 3. On the theology of the ancient Egyptians; 4. On Egyptian tombs; 5. On embalming; 6. On the medicaments employed in embalming; 7. On the bandages; 8. On the Egyptian idols, amulets, ornaments, etc.; 9. On the cases and sarcophagi; 10. On the papyri manuscripts; 11. On the physical history of the Egyptians; 12. On the sacred animals embalmed by the Egyptians; 13. On the sacred animals: the mammalia; 14. On the sacred animals: the aves; 15. On the sacred animals: amphibia, pisces, insecta; 16. On deceptive specimens of mummies; 17. On the guanches, the mummies of Peru, the desiccated bodies of Palermo, the Burman emblamings; 18. On modern embalmings; Explanation of the plates.

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• Authors: Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108066839
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06683-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology