The Mummy In Fact Fiction And Film

Author : Susan D. Cowie
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786431148
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film written by Susan D. Cowie and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-08-09 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1922, when Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, much of what was then known about mummies came from the writing of Greek historian Herodotus and from the paintings on the walls of Egyptian tombs. Even before 1922, the mummy had been the subject of fiction, with such writers as Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tackling the subject, and early films dating back to 1901. In this work, the authors present the religious, social and scientific aspects of mummies as well as an in-depth discussion of facts about them (largely Egyptian, but including other kinds of mummies). Then, how mummies are portrayed in fiction and in the movies is discussed. Stories and films in which the mummy is a focal character are listed.

Author : Max Allan Collins
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780425173817
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mummy written by Max Allan Collins and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2002-03-26 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roger Luckhurst
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199698716
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mummy's Curse written by Roger Luckhurst and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quirky history that offers a new way of understanding the myth of the mummy's curse. Roger Luckhurst provides a startling path through the cultural history of Victorian England and its colonial possessions.

Author : Basil Glynn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350129380
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mummy on Screen written by Basil Glynn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mummy is one of the most recognizable figures in horror and is as established in the popular imagination as virtually any other monster, yet the Mummy on screen has until now remained a largely overlooked figure in critical analysis of the cinema. In this compelling new study, Basil Glynn explores the history of the Mummy film, uncovering lost and half-forgotten movies along the way, revealing the cinematic Mummy to be an astonishingly diverse and protean figure with a myriad of on-screen incarnations. In the course of investigating the enduring appeal of this most 'Oriental' of monsters, Glynn traces the Mummy's development on screen from its roots in popular culture and silent cinema, through Universal Studios' Mummy movies of the 1930s and 40s, to Hammer Horror's re-imagining of the figure in the 1950s, and beyond.

Author : Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis BUDGE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The dwellers on the Nile, or, Chapters on the life, literature, history, and customs of the ancient Egyptians written by Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis BUDGE and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matt Cardin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610694201
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mummies around the World written by Matt Cardin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for school and public libraries, this is the only reference book to combine pop culture with science to uncover the mystery behind mummies and the mummification phenomena. Mortality and death have always fascinated humankind. Civilizations from all over the world have practiced mummification as a means of preserving life after death—a ritual which captures the imagination of scientists, artists, and laypeople alike. This comprehensive encyclopedia focuses on all aspects of mummies: their ancient and modern history; their scientific study; their occurrence around the world; the religious and cultural beliefs surrounding them; and their roles in literary and cinematic entertainment. Author and horror guru Matt Cardin brings together 130 original articles written by an international roster of leading scientists and scholars to examine the art, science, and religious rituals of mummification throughout history. Through a combination of factual articles and topical essays, this book reviews cultural beliefs about death; the afterlife; and the interment, entombment, and cremation of human corpses in places like Egypt, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America. Additionally, the book covers the phenomenon of natural mummification where environmental conditions result in the spontaneous preservation of human and animal remains.

Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 0822559242
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mummy written by Stephen Krensky and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history and popular culture surrounding a legendary monster, the Mummy.

Author : Elizabeth Peters
Publisher : C & R Crime
ISBN 13 : 178033446X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crocodile on the Sandbank written by Elizabeth Peters and published by C & R Crime. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' most brilliant and best-loved creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude! In this first adventure, our headstrong heroine decides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. On her travels, she rescues a gentlewoman in distress - Evelyn Barton-Forbes - and the two become friends. The two companions continue to Egypt where they face mysteries, mummies and the redoubtable Radcliffe Emerson, an outspoken archaeologist, who doesn't need women to help him solve mysteries -- at least that's what he thinks!

Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1780337167
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 2003 written by Stephen Jones and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The finest exponents of horror fiction writing today, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Graham Joyce, Paul McCauley, Stephen Gallagher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Basil Cooper, Glen Hirshberg, Jay Russell, feature in the world's premier annual horror anthology series, another bumper showcase devoted exclusively to excellence in macabre fiction. To accompany the very best in short stories and novellas is the year's most comprehensive horror overview and contacts listing as well as a fascinating necrology.

Author : Mrs. Loudon (Jane)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mummy! written by Mrs. Loudon (Jane) and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: