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
Summary
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 contemporary period
Notes
"Simultaneously published in the UK"--Title page verso
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-165) and index
