En quête des secrets du Levant : Observations sur les momies égyptiennes dans les récits des voyageurs européens du xviie siècle (1601-1679)

Considered to be a medicine with extraordinary virtues, Egyptian mummies supplied a flourishing market in the 17th century. At this time, when thanatopraxy was still little known in Europe, mummies also catalyzed the attention of « esprits curieux », to whom they represented one of the must-have ite...

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Main Author: Elena Muceni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Clermont Auvergne 2021-03-01
Series:Viatica
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/1641
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