About this item
Perfect for school and public libraries, this is the only reference book to combine pop culture with science to uncover the mystery behind mummies and the mummification phenomena.* Includes photographs, reproductions of ancient art, images from films and television, and a bibliography to encourage further research* Features profiles of famous archaeologists and key figures who have been instrumental in bringing the mummy to modern consciousness* Contains various timelines tracing the exploration of the Egyptian tombs, the birth of modern genetic and radiologic methods of study, the evolution of mummies in film and literature, and the history of mummies around the world* Highlights key facts and interesting trivia related to mummies in helpful sidebars* Offers an extensive bibliography to encourage further reading.
About the Author
Matt Cardin is a writer, college teacher, and musician living in Central Texas. With a master's degree in religion and a lifetime of experiential involvement in the study of world religion and philosophy, he writes frequently about the mutual implications of religion, spirituality, and horror. He is the author of Divinations of the Deep (2002) and Dark Awakenings (2010) . The former launched the New Century Macabre line of contemporary literary horror fiction for Ash-Tree Press. The latter received strong advance praise from major industry figures. His short horror fiction, reviews, interviews, and essays have appeared in Icons of Horror and the Supernatural, Encyclopedia of the Vampire, Alone on the Darkside, Cemetery Dance, Lovecraft Annual, The Thomas Ligotti Reader, Cthulhu's Reign, Dark Faith, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and elsewhere. He has received multiple honorable mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, and has been recommended for the British Fantasy Award and Bram Stoker Award.
