[Aztlan] Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps

[eztunesi at tin.it]

In precolonial times mummies were shown to the people in public display 
in ancient Peru. The handling of dead bodies is well documented in Maya 
inscriptions as well. The modern display of ancient mummies is from the 
emotional point of view not so dissimilar from the ancient. It is a 
contect between living and dead.
Raphael Tuensi

----Messaggio 
originale----
Da: husmith at charter.net
Data: 9-set-2007 8.11 PM
A: 
"Grace Sullivan"<sullivangracek at gmail.com>, <webmaster at chicanoforums.
com>
Cc: <Aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Ogg: Re: [Aztlan] Mummy of girl 
sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps

Perhaps the interment of the child 
was, in fact, "sacred" although it may 
have been "profane." Of course, 
it is very hard to apply the proper term 
because we modern peoples 
have no idea what that ancient society was 
thinking, much less can we 
assign modern sensibilities to them without 
data -- and we do not 
possess such data.

To my way of thinking, the country-of-ownership has 
every right to do as it 
pleases. Further, I think it is just as likely 
the persons who view the 
remains will appreciate the obvious attention 
given the child as they might 
be appalled at her remains being on 
display.

It is difficult to find a reason why anyone would be well-
served by "hiding" 
the mummy, re-burying it, or leaving it to the 
occasional studies of 
so-called "professionals." Knowledge belongs to 
the people.

Hube Smith





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grace 
Sullivan" <sullivangracek at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps


>I have to agree with the gasps and the comment from the article that
> this exhibit is a great mistake. I think it is the most recent and
> 
serious desecration of the sacred that I have heard.
>
> -Grace 
Sullivan
>
> On 9/8/07, Webmaster <webmaster at chicanoforums.com> wrote:
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/09/08/mummy.maiden.ap/index.
html
>>
>> Wow!
>>
>> --
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