Mummies, myth and magic in ancient Egypt - El Mahdy, Christine (1950-....). (London : Thames and Hudson, 1991)
Chronology -- Introduction -- Part I: The road to eternity -- Discovering the mummies -- Making a mummy -- Part II: Unfolding the past -- Analyzing the mummies -- Part III: Myth and magic -- Burial in ancient Egypt -- Gods, spells, and amulets -- Animal cults -- The curse and other myths -- Mummy factfile
Originally published : 1989.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-186) and index.
Keywords: Mummies -- Egypt; Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt; Magic, Egyptian; Egypt; Death customs -- History; Egypt