Contesting Human Remains in Museum Collections: The Crisis of Cultural Authority

by Jenkins; Tiffany

• ISBN13: 9780415879606
• ISBN10: 0415879604
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book examines why human remains in museum collections have become controversial in the last three decades. It establishes that the issue has been promoted by influential members of the sector as part of a broader attempt to distance themselves from their foundational role as a consequence of a crisis of cultural authority.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Transforming Concerns about Human Remains into an Issue	p. 12
Scientists Contest Repatriation	p. 33
The Crisis of Cultural Authority	p. 54
The Rise and Impact of Pagan Claims-Makers	p. 79
Explaining Why Human Remains are a Problem	p. 104
Covering Up the Mummies	p. 121
Concluding Thoughts	p. 140
Notes	p. 147
Bibliography	p. 149
Index	p. 167
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