Eternal Remains : World Mummification and the Beliefs that make it Necessary

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jeremiah, Ken.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Mummies.

Local Subjects:

Death--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Mummies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Other Title:

Eternal Remains

Place of Publication:

Sarasota : First Edition Design Inc, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eternal Remains: World Mummification and the Beliefs that make it Necessary provides a comprehensive introduction to bodily preservation in worldwide cultures. It is unique, as it focuses on the religious and spiritual beliefs that necessitated the practice.

Contents:

Eternal Remains: World Mummification and the Beliefs that make it Necessary; Ken Jeremiah; First Edition Design Publishing; Contents; Figures; Preface; Introduction; Part I; Mummies in the Americas; Mummies Preserved by Ice and Snow; Natural Mummification in Mexico and Columbia; Native American Mummies in the U.S.; The Chinchorro of Peru and Chile; The Inca; Capacocha; Royalty; Indigenous Mummies in Peru; Other Mummies in South America; Tsantsa: The Jívaro's Shrunken Heads; Part II; European Mummies; The Frankenstein Mummies of Cladh Hallan; European Bog Bodies; The Grottarossa Girl

Natural Mummies in ItalyFerentillo Mummies; Capuchin's Catacombs (Palermo, Italy); The Catacombs in Rome; Christian Mummification; Incorruptibles; The Canonization Process: How Saints are Made; Intentional Preservation of Saints and Clergy Members; Egyptian Influence on Christianity; Reasons behind Christian Mummification; Part III; African Mummies; Egyptian Mummification; Osiris: King of Eternity; Pre-Dynastic Mummification (4400-3100 B.C.E.); Intentional Mummification and Osirian Texts; The Egyptian Conception of the Soul; New Kingdom Mummification; Part IV; Asian Mummies

Ancient Caucasians in ChinaMiraculous Preservation in Asia; Buddhist Mummies; Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhist Mummification; Other Intentionally Mummified Bodies; Spiritual Mummification; The Daoist Pursuit of Immortality; Zen Preservation; Gilded Mummies in Taiwan; Self-Mummification; Ascetics and the Swamp of Wizards; Merit; How they Mummified; Sunada Tetsu; Self-Immolation and Self-Mummification; Shindo Nizaemon and Hasegawa Zenkichi; Togashi Kichihyoei; Ono Koichiro and Ito Ihei; Enmyokai; Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism; Shugendo; Bukkai; Part V; Modern Mummies: A Timeless Practice

A Worldwide PhenomenonPaying for Self-Preservation; Preservation as Problematic; Life and Death; Photo Credits; Notes; References

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-62287-494-3

OCLC:

870588070