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Synopsis Pringle's thoroughly researched survey into the preserved dead reveals not only the religious and cultural compulsion to mummify in, for example, the Egyptian tradition, but also time-worn mummification practices, the phenomenon of natural mummification, historical mummies, and the modern mummy black market.
| Size | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Industry Reviews "The author has done her homework, revealing a subject far more complex and interesting than it might seem at first." Kirkus Reviews (04/15/2001)
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