Contesting human remains in museum collections : the crisis of cultural authority

Contesting human remains in museum collections : the crisis of cultural authority /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jenkins, Tiffany
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Routledge research in museum studies 1.
Subjects:
Human remains (Archaeology)
Human remains (Archaeology) > Repatriation
Museums > Collection management > Political aspects.
Museums > Collection management > Moral and ethical aspects.
Indigenous peoples > Antiquities > Collection and preservation.
Cultural property > Political aspects.
Cultural property > Moral and ethical aspects.
Cultural property > Repatriation
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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