Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David

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Campbell Price Roger Forshaw

Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt

Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David

Campbell Price, Roger Forshaw, Andrew Chamberlain , Paul Nicholson

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Manchester Univ. Press
20 February 2018

History; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology; History of medicine

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. -- .

With: Robert Morkot
Edited by: Campbell Price, Roger Forshaw, Andrew Chamberlain, Paul Nicholson
Imprint: Manchester Univ. Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9781784992446
ISBN 10: 1784992445
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 20 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Campbell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum; Roger Forshaw is Lecturer in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester; Andrew Chamberlain is Professor of Bioarchaeology at the University of Manchester; Paul Nicholson is Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University -- .

Reviews for Mummies, Magic and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary Essays for Rosalie David

'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.' Rogerio Sousa, Lusitania Sacra (Portugal) -- .