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Pharaoh Akhenaten, The God of Light. Ancient Egypt: Kings, Queens, and Dynasties, #4

Par : A.J. Carmichael
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  • FormatePub
  • ISBN8232695996
  • EAN9798232695996
  • Date de parution03/09/2025
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  • Infos supplémentairesepub
  • ÉditeurHamza elmir

Résumé

For over two millennia, the gods of Egypt ruled in harmonious plurality-Amun, Re, Ptah, and countless others sustaining the rhythms of life along the Nile. Then came Akhenaten. He dared to do what no Egyptian king had attempted: to silence the chorus of gods and proclaim one god alone, Aten, the radiant sun disk. His vision reshaped religion, art, politics, and even the cityscape itself, with the founding of a dazzling new capital, Amarna.
Yet his revolution burned bright and brief. Within a generation, his god was cast down, his temples dismantled, and his memory cursed. This book explores the drama of Akhenaten's reign in all its facets-his inheritance from Amenhotep III's golden age, his clash with the powerful priesthood of Amun, the radical art and theology of Amarna, and the swift collapse of Atenism after his death. Drawing on archaeology, history, and cultural memory, it reveals how Akhenaten's bold experiment stands as both precursor and warning to later monotheisms.
Was he a visionary prophet, a tyrant blinded by zeal, or simply a dreamer undone by his own exclusivity? Akhenaten's Revolution examines one of history's most fascinating figures, whose shadow still lingers in debates about faith, power, and the fragile balance between tradition and change.
For over two millennia, the gods of Egypt ruled in harmonious plurality-Amun, Re, Ptah, and countless others sustaining the rhythms of life along the Nile. Then came Akhenaten. He dared to do what no Egyptian king had attempted: to silence the chorus of gods and proclaim one god alone, Aten, the radiant sun disk. His vision reshaped religion, art, politics, and even the cityscape itself, with the founding of a dazzling new capital, Amarna.
Yet his revolution burned bright and brief. Within a generation, his god was cast down, his temples dismantled, and his memory cursed. This book explores the drama of Akhenaten's reign in all its facets-his inheritance from Amenhotep III's golden age, his clash with the powerful priesthood of Amun, the radical art and theology of Amarna, and the swift collapse of Atenism after his death. Drawing on archaeology, history, and cultural memory, it reveals how Akhenaten's bold experiment stands as both precursor and warning to later monotheisms.
Was he a visionary prophet, a tyrant blinded by zeal, or simply a dreamer undone by his own exclusivity? Akhenaten's Revolution examines one of history's most fascinating figures, whose shadow still lingers in debates about faith, power, and the fragile balance between tradition and change.