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Mummies: Preserved bodies, eternal bodies.
GEORGES Patrice.

Mummies: Preserved bodies, eternal bodies.

Museo editions, Toulouse Museum.
€24,50 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 26017
Format 17.8 x 25.2
Détails 142 p., hardcover under jacket.
Publication Toulouse, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782373751284
2022 marks both the bicentenary of the decipherment of hieroglyphics by JF Champollion and the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The Toulouse Museum and MUSEO publishing house have chosen to highlight the rich and fascinating theme of "Mummies," which, far from only concerning the practices of the Ancient Egyptians, ultimately brings together a vast spectrum of world cultures, beliefs in an afterlife, symbolic practices, and techniques. Whether it is artificial mummies, witnesses to ancient and contemporary funerary rites, or mummies naturally formed in a particular environmental or climatic context, this work from the ExpoVerso collection (OKA Amazonia, Easter Island) aims to question the reader about our relationship to death, the preservation of bodies, and the universal desire for eternity.
2022 marks both the bicentenary of the decipherment of hieroglyphics by JF Champollion and the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The Toulouse Museum and MUSEO publishing house have chosen to highlight the rich and fascinating theme of "Mummies," which, far from only concerning the practices of the Ancient Egyptians, ultimately brings together a vast spectrum of world cultures, beliefs in an afterlife, symbolic practices, and techniques. Whether it is artificial mummies, witnesses to ancient and contemporary funerary rites, or mummies naturally formed in a particular environmental or climatic context, this work from the ExpoVerso collection (OKA Amazonia, Easter Island) aims to question the reader about our relationship to death, the preservation of bodies, and the universal desire for eternity.