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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

La momificación es un ritual que se manifiesta en diversas culturas pero que, en todos los casos, manifiesta un deseo de superar la muerte y alcanzar la otra vida. El enigma de las momias aúna medicina forense, historia y magia y un gran relato de aventuras, repasa la historia de las culturas que practicaron la momificación desde Egipto a Chile, desde las catacumbas italianas hasta las turberas del norte de Europa y, por supuesto, las momias guanches de las Islas Canarias o las momias de la cultura del chinchorro, en Chile, con más de 6.000 años de antigüedad. Conoceremos las claves y...

El propósito de este libro es analizar e ilustrar algunas de las principales variedades de historia cultural que han surgido desde que empezó a cuestionarse lo que cabría denominar su forma “clásica”, ejemplificada por la obra de Jacob Burckhardt y Johan Huizinga. Este modelo clásico no ha sido sustituido por una nueva ortodoxia, pese a la importancia de los enfoques inspirados por la antropología social y cultural. Los temas estudiados en este volumen provienen no sólo de Europa, sino también del Nuevo Mundo, especialmente de Brasil: historia de la cultura popular, historia del...