Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient EgyptRoutledge, 1. maí 2014 - 240 síður The 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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... myths because they are so Protean , their different guises shifting to suit the needs of particular audiences , genres and interpreters . However , one thing which underpins many of them is Conventions For the sake of convenience , I ...
... myths because they are so Protean , their different guises shifting to suit the needs of particular audiences , genres and interpreters . However , one thing which underpins many of them is Conventions For the sake of convenience , I ...
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... myth has developed , a myth which is a unique barometer for exploring the fascination of the west with ancient Egypt over the last two centuries or so . This book is about the historical Akhenaten in only a 1 Akhenaten in the mirror.
... myth has developed , a myth which is a unique barometer for exploring the fascination of the west with ancient Egypt over the last two centuries or so . This book is about the historical Akhenaten in only a 1 Akhenaten in the mirror.
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... myths because they are so Protean , their different guises shifting to suit the needs of particular audiences , genres and interpreters . However , one thing which underpins many of them is the desire to find an antecedent for oneself ...
... myths because they are so Protean , their different guises shifting to suit the needs of particular audiences , genres and interpreters . However , one thing which underpins many of them is the desire to find an antecedent for oneself ...
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... myth , and his name will come up often in this book . Hall saluted ' my dear Weigall ' with an appropriate greeting in hieroglyphs , and went on : You will do us proud if you will boost the E [ gypt ] E [ xploration ] S [ oci- ety ] and ...
... myth , and his name will come up often in this book . Hall saluted ' my dear Weigall ' with an appropriate greeting in hieroglyphs , and went on : You will do us proud if you will boost the E [ gypt ] E [ xploration ] S [ oci- ety ] and ...
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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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