Contesting human remains in museum collections the crisis of cultural authority

An examination of the construction of contestation over human remains from a sociological perspective, this work advances an emerging area of academic research, setting the terms of debate, synthesizing disparate ideas, & making sense of a broader cultural focus on dead bodies in the contemporar...

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Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Colección:Routledge research in museum studies ; 1.
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Acceso en línea:Acceso restringido con credenciales, usuarios UPSA
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 a problem
  • Covering up the mummies
  • Concluding thoughts.