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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801436581 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 10/12/1999 |
Series: | 4/10/2001 |
Pages: | 160 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Translator's Note | xi | |
Map of Egypt | xiv | |
1. | The Founder of a Religion Is Discovered | 1 |
Champollion's Impressions | 1 | |
Lepsius Discovers the Founder | 2 | |
Vague Recollections in Antiquity | 4 | |
The Discovery Is Completed | 6 | |
The "Heretic" as Precursor of Modern Ideas | 8 | |
New Archaeological Finds | 10 | |
A New Religion Comes to Light | 12 | |
The First Biography and Its Influence | 13 | |
Critical Notes Are Sounded | 15 | |
Not in the Mists of Later Legends | 17 | |
2. | The Religious Background | 19 |
The New Solar Theology | 19 | |
His Father's Policies | 20 | |
The Royal Sed-Festival | 24 | |
The Festival of the Elder King | 26 | |
The Search for New Intermediaries | 27 | |
3. | The First Steps | 31 |
The Royal Titulary as Program for a Reign | 31 | |
Pharaoh's Titulary | 31 | |
The Origin of a God | 34 | |
The Sanctuaries at Karnak | 36 | |
Once Again, the Sed-Festival | 39 | |
The Grotesque Pharaoh | 42 | |
No Fear of Emotion | 46 | |
Only One God | 48 | |
Akhenaten's "Perestroika" | 49 | |
"The Beautiful Child of the Living Aten" | 50 | |
4. | A New Religion | 52 |
No Divine Revelation | 52 | |
God as Pharaoh | 54 | |
Pharaoh as God | 55 | |
The Female Element: Nefertiti | 57 | |
Possible Advisers | 58 | |
5. | A City for a God | 61 |
The Founding of Akhetaten | 61 | |
An Unusual Residence | 64 | |
Comfort Is Required | 67 | |
The City of Light | 70 | |
6. | The Pure Teaching | 72 |
New Sanctuaries for the Aten | 72 | |
A Holy Family | 74 | |
A Change of Name | 76 | |
The Great Hymn to the Aten | 79 | |
The Universal Deity: Light | 84 | |
7. | The Question of Monotheism | 87 |
Persecution of the Old Deities | 87 | |
Egypt as the "Cradle of Monotheism"? | 88 | |
The Cosmic God of the Ramesside Period | 92 | |
The Monotheistic "Cosmic Formula" | 93 | |
8. | Belief in an Afterlife without a Hereafter | 95 |
Osiris in the Shadow of the New Light | 95 | |
The Afterlife Becomes This-worldly | 96 | |
Living On in the Temple | 99 | |
External Forms | 100 | |
The King's Grace Replaces the Judgment of the Dead | 101 | |
The Inyotef Song | 103 | |
9. | Dark Years | 105 |
The Eventful Year 12 | 105 | |
Kiya, the Beloved | 106 | |
The Dakhamanzu Affair | 108 | |
A "Sunset" Filled with Mystery | 109 | |
Mockery of the "Heretic King" | 110 | |
The End Is Uncertain | 112 | |
10. | The Successors | 114 |
Many Women, but No Heir | 114 | |
Tutankhaten Makes His Appearance | 115 | |
Return to Amun and Ptah | 116 | |
The End of the Dynasty: Aya and Haremhab | 119 | |
11. | Epilogue | 121 |
Failure and Continuity | 121 | |
More Than an Episode | 122 | |
The Sun Endures | 123 | |
Roots of Fundamentalism | 125 | |
Afterword | 127 | |
Bibliography | 129 | |
Index | 141 |
What People are Saying About This
"Eric Hornung... effectively and succinctly guides through the mess of interpretations to a sympathetic, yet historically critical understanding of the pharaoh's theology and impact upon Egyptian history... Like any good historian he explains the social and historical context that gave rise to Akhenaten and his religion of light. The author has spent a life time trying to unravel for us the intricacies of Egyptian religion. His books are accessible, well written, and full of useful information."
A concise and thoughtful analysis of Akhenaten's reign and religious innovations by a foremost expert on Egyptian religion... Throughout, Hornung's knowledge of Egyptian religion and balanced coverage of the issues make this a publication of great value to anyone with an interest in Akhenaten or in Egyptian religion.
In this book, the author provides a concise, accurate, and very readable account of Akhenaten's reign... It is one of the best books on the subject of this heretic pharaoh. Recommended reading for all.