Contesting human remains in museum collections : the crisis of cultural authority / Tiffany Jenkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, Tiffany, author.

Series:

Routledge research in museum studies ; 1.

Routledge studies in museum studies ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human remains (Archaeology).

Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation.

Museums--Collection management--Political aspects.

Museums.

Museums--Collection management--Moral and ethical aspects.

Indigenous peoples--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Indigenous peoples.

Cultural property--Political aspects.

Cultural property.

Cultural property--Moral and ethical aspects.

Cultural property--Repatriation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the late 1970s human remains in museum collections have been subject to claims and controversies, such as demands for repatriation by indigenous groups who suffered under colonization. These requests have been strongly contested by scientists who research the material and consider it unique evidence. This book charts the influences at play on the contestation over human remains and examines the construction of this problem from a cultural perspective. It shows that claims on dead bodies are not confined to once colonized groups. A group of British Pagans, Honouring the A

Contents:

Transforming concerns about human remains into an issue

Scientists contest repatriation

The crisis of cultural authority

The rise and impact of pagan claims-makers

Explaining why human remains are the problem

Covering up the mummies

Concluding thoughts.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-89785-2

1-136-89786-0

1-283-03745-9

9786613037459

0-203-84131-X

9780203841310

OCLC:

707068595