Egyptian Mummies: From Sacred Vessels to Scary Undead | Monstrum

Mummification was a sacred, transformative practice in Ancient Egypt—a ritual process that made one’s body and soul fit for existence in the afterlife. It begs the question: when and why did the Mummy become the popular movie monster and Halloween costume that we are so familiar with today?

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Mary Kate Lonergan teaches 8th grade Social Studies at Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District in New York. She empowers students to critically engage with media and information by making media literacy the heartbeat of her Social Studies curriculum. Mary Kate has developed and implemented media and digital literacy professional development courses and has presented at conferences from the national to local levels. She is a KQED Media Literacy Innovator, serves as a Teacher Collaborator with Ithaca College’s Project Look Sharp, and is a faculty member of the Media Education Lab’s Summer Institute in Digital Literacy.