Akhenaten
by Dominic Montserrat
This book looks at how Akhenaten has been co-opted and hijacked by a whole different range of groups, from psychoanalysts to protestant fundamentalists to gay rights campaigners. Everyone has seen in Akhenaten a figure that he or she could use to his or her own ends.
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“This is a very different kind of book. It’s not so much about Ancient Egypt as about the modern obsession with Ancient Egypt. Why do we find Ancient Egypt such an endlessly fascinating topic? What is it about it that entrances us and has entranced countless generations? The book deals with the one character of Akhenaten, who is probably the most controversial figure in the whole of Ancient Egypt history. He is the ‘heretic king’ who is best known for being the founder of monotheism in Ancient Egypt. He abolished all the gods except for one, who he said was the sole god and his personal god.” Read more...
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