Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt
Multidisciplinary essays for Rosalie David
Edited by Campbell Price, Roger Forshaw, Andrew Chamberlain, Paul Nicholson
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Publication date:
17 June 2016Publisher
Manchester University PressISBN-13: 9781784997946
This volume presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medicine. Drawing on recent archaeological fieldwork, new research on human remains, reassessments of ancient texts and modern experimental archaeology, it seeks to answer some of Egyptology's biggest questions.
'It should be on every amateur and professional's bookshelf, and it is published at an extremely reasonable price in view of the high quality of its academic contents and its production.'
Peter A. Clayton, Ancient Egypt, Vol 17, No. 97, Aug/Sept 2016
'All in all the volume pays a honorific tribute the remarkable legacy of Professor Rosalie David by fully demonstrates the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary collaboration in Egyptology and the importance of adopting an integrative approach to the Egyptian material culture.'
Rogério Sousa, Lusitania Sacra (Portugal)