Science, magic, and religion : the ritual process of museum magic /: the ritual process of museum magic. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mary Bouquet and Nuno Porto.
• Other Names: Bouquet, Mary, 1955-; Porto, Nuno
• Contents: Introduction : Science, magic and religion : the ritual processes of museum magic / Mary Bouquet and Nuno Porto -- Memorialising the future : the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester / Penelope Harvey -- Unwrapping mummies and telling their stories : Egyptian mummies in museum rhetoric / Anna Wieczorkiewicz -- Congo-vision / Barbara Saunders -- The scourge of Chief Kansabala : the ritual life of two Congolese masterpieces at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (1884-2001) / Boris Wastiau -- Paradise in the making at Artis Zoo, Amsterdam / Natasha Silva -- The natural magic of Monte San Giovanni : authority, authenticity and ritual in Sardinia / Tracey Heatherington -- The performance of heritage in a reconstructed, post-apartheid museum in Namibia / Ian Fairweather -- Haunted art : visiting an exhibit in Weimar / Barbara Wolbert -- Enchantment and its dilemmas : the museum as a ritual site / Sharon Macdonald.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (288 pages)
• Subjects: 069/.5; Museum exhibits; Museum theater; Historic sites; Museum techniques; Rites and ceremonies -- Exhibitions; Ritual -- Exhibitions; Performing arts -- Exhibitions; Cultural property -- Protection; Objets exposés; Théatre de musée; Lieux historiques; Muséologie; Rites et cérémonies -- Expositions; Rituel -- Expositions; Arts du spectacle -- Expositions; Biens culturels -- Protection; Cultural property -- Protection; Historic sites; Museum exhibits; Museum techniques; Museum theater; Performing arts; Rites and ceremonies; Ritual; Waarden; Riten; Musea; Exhibition catalogs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782387121; 1782387129
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.