Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient EgyptThe pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt in the mid-fourteenth century BCE, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in Egyptian history. This provocative new biography examines both the real Akhenaten and the myths that have been created around him. It scrutinises the history of the pharaoh and his reign, which has been continually written in Eurocentric terms inapplicable to ancient Egypt, and the archaeology of Akhenaten's capital city, Amarna. It goes on to explore the pharaoh's extraordinary cultural afterlife, and the way he has been invoked to validate everything from psychoanalysis to racial equality to Fascism. |
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... Meanings : Studies on the Human Body in Antiquity ( Routledge 1997 ) , Constantine : History , Historiography , Legend ( Routledge 1998 , jointly with Sam Lieu ) , and From Constantine to Julian : Pagan and Byzantine Views ( Routledge ...
... Meanings : Studies on the Human Body in Antiquity ( Routledge 1997 ) , Constantine : History , Historiography , Legend ( Routledge 1998 , jointly with Sam Lieu ) , and From Constantine to Julian : Pagan and Byzantine Views ( Routledge ...
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... meanings . All translations are my own unless otherwise acknowledged . Dates are to the Common Era ( CE AD ) or Before the Common Era ( BCE = BC ) . CE dates are usually left undesignated unless there is any ambiguity . = This book is ...
... meanings . All translations are my own unless otherwise acknowledged . Dates are to the Common Era ( CE AD ) or Before the Common Era ( BCE = BC ) . CE dates are usually left undesignated unless there is any ambiguity . = This book is ...
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... meanings of Akhenaten . Also , I believe that it is very important for the professional community to listen to non- specialists . The two groups are not in conflict , or at least they need not be , and the dialogue can be mutually ...
... meanings of Akhenaten . Also , I believe that it is very important for the professional community to listen to non- specialists . The two groups are not in conflict , or at least they need not be , and the dialogue can be mutually ...
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... meanings . All translations are my own unless otherwise acknowledged . Dates are to the Common Era ( CE : AD ) or Before the Common Era ( BCE = BC ) . CE dates are usually left undesignated unless there is any ambiguity . = 1 AKHENATEN ...
... meanings . All translations are my own unless otherwise acknowledged . Dates are to the Common Era ( CE : AD ) or Before the Common Era ( BCE = BC ) . CE dates are usually left undesignated unless there is any ambiguity . = 1 AKHENATEN ...
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... meanings of Akhenaten . Also , I believe that it is very important for the professional community to listen to non- specialists . The two groups are not in conflict , or at least they need not be , and the dialogue can be mutually ...
... meanings of Akhenaten . Also , I believe that it is very important for the professional community to listen to non- specialists . The two groups are not in conflict , or at least they need not be , and the dialogue can be mutually ...
Contents
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The archaeologies of Amarna | 56 |
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Protestants psychoanalysts and Fascists | 95 |
Race and religion | 117 |
Literary Akhenatens | 139 |
Sexualities | 168 |
Epilogue | 183 |
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