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In Search of the Immortals: Discovering the World's Mummy Cultures (Paperback)

by Howard Reid (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; New edition edition (7 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747262241
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747262244
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,412,577 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Taking his extraordinary first-hand experiences of discovering, excavating and filming mummies all over the world as his starting in point, Howard Reid brings these ancient cultures vividly to life. And in so doing, this book comes to represent his personal quest to find an answer to the meaning of death.

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4.0 out of 5 stars This book fills a gap but opens another, 19 Mar 2002
Reid's work is precious because deals with mummification subject transversal approach. It doesn't focus on a particular civilization burial custom, but analyzes mummification methods and rituals of several ethnic groups around the world. From this point of view the Author filled a gap (at least in mass market books).
On the other hand I must point out that I expected (melius, hoped for) something more technical. Reid travelled a lot and saw mummies, things and places as well as read about them so, in his writing spent (in my opinion) too much time describing his journey experiences for a book of this kind: as pages increase, this book looks more and more a diary (even though a pleasant diary). Moreover, too many conjectures steal pages that could be used for physical descriptions of mummies instead only mentioned.
In the end I can say that was a pleasure reading this book, so interesting and well written. A MUST that leaves you with more lust for knowledge (good thing) and the hope that someone, likely Reid himself, will write on this subject with more data beside personal thought. Soon.
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