9789774167744-9774167740-Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy

Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy

ISBN-13: 9789774167744
ISBN-10: 9774167740
Edition: Reprint
Author: Aidan Dodson
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Format: Paperback 280 pages
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ISBN-13: 9789774167744
ISBN-10: 9774167740
Edition: Reprint
Author: Aidan Dodson
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Format: Paperback 280 pages

Summary

Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy (ISBN-13: 9789774167744 and ISBN-10: 9774167740), written by authors Aidan Dodson, was published by The American University in Cairo Press in 2016. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Egypt (Ancient Civilizations History, Cults, Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts , History, Religious Studies) books. You can easily purchase or rent Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Egypt books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.15.

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The latter part of the fifteenth century bc saw Egypt’s political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what is now Sudan in the south. The wealth that flowed into Egypt allowed its kings to commission some of the most stupendous temples of all time, some of the greatest dedicated to Amun-Re, King of the Gods. Yet a century later these temples lay derelict, the god’s images, names, and titles all erased in an orgy of iconoclasm by Akhenaten, the devotee of a single sun-god. This book traces the history of Egypt from the death of the great warrior-king Thutmose III to the high point of Akhenaten’s reign, when the known world brought gifts to his newly-built capital city of Amarna, in particular looking at the way in which the cult of the sun became increasingly important to even ‘orthodox’ kings, culminating in the transformation of Akhenaten’s father, Amenhotep III, into a solar deity in his own right.

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