[Aztlan] Mummy of girl sacrificed by Incans prompts gasps

[Jeffrey Carr]

The actions of the museum are not in keeping with any historical or
ceremonial display of the dead. It appears to be purely for profit, and
nothing more.

Jeffrey Carr

www.aztecreconstructionism.com


On 9/9/07, eztunesi at tin.it <eztunesi at tin.it> wrote:
>
> 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>
> To: <webmaster at chicanoforums.com>
> Cc: <Aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
> 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!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Webmaster
> >> http://chicanoforums.com
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