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The Mummy Congress

An acclaimed journalist unravels the mysteries of mummies by examining the scientists who regularly attend the World Congress on Mummy Studies.

Taking readers on a journey over five continents and across nearly 7,000 years, Pringle reveals how mummies have been venerated as saints, fought over by politicians, collected as artistic treasures, analyzed for cures to ancient diseases, and imitated by today's cosmetics and beauty industries.

This astounding book shows what mummies and the poeple who study them can tell us about ourselves -- about our fears of mortality and our dreams of eternal life, about the lives of our ancestors and about the possibilities for future generations.

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Title of ebook: The Mummy Congress
ISBN: 9780786871858
parent-ISBN: 9780786865512
Publisher: Hyperion
Internet download file size: 311 kb
Published: 08-2001
Released online for download: 08-23-2002
Author of eBook: Pringle, Heather

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Chapter One

In the grand scheme of scientific meetings, the Mummy Congress is a small, intimate affair, long on singular personalities and surreal slide shows and short on sophistication, hype, and ballyhoo. There are, after all, far larger scientific meetings, gatherings where thousands of name-tagged delegates in identical conference bags swarm city streets like ants, taking over every cab, restaurant, and bar in sight. There are also far more sophisticated events, where the world watches through simultaneous Webcasts and where handlers manage large, jaded crowds of reporters. And there are certainly far more lavish affairs where attendees dine in gilded French châteaux or toss back glasses of chianti in Tuscan vinyards, all paid for by generous corporate sponsors. But the Mummy Congress is none of these things. It is not large. It is not savvy. And it certainly is not deluxe. What makes the Mummy Congress so memorable — some might say gloriously eccentric — is something a good deal rarer and far more interesting. It is the odd, lonely passion of its delegates. With few exceptions, those attending the congress love mummies. And they relish ... read full excerpt from The Mummy Congress ebook

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