Akhenaten
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Akhenaten by Donald B Redford
Here is a striking portrait of Akhenaten, monotheistic worshiper of the sun and best-known Egyptian king next to Tutankhamen. Various writers have depicted this strange ruler of the fourteenth century B.C. as a disguised woman or a eunuch, a mentor of Moses, or a forerunner of Christ. Drawing on a vast amount of new evidence from his own excavations, the Director of the Akhenaten Temple Project describes the kingly heretic against the background of imperial Egypt. Donald Redford's work, available for the first time in paperback, shows Akhenaten to be even more fascinating in this context than in earlier, less realistic interpretations.
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"Redford has produced a remarkable book, one that engages both scholar and general reader. . . . [He] introduces the reader to the heretic king, to 18th Dynasty Egypt, and to history at its best." * Religious Studies Review *
"[A] first-rate book which should be in the library of every scholar and enthusiastic amateur student of ancient Egypt."---Barbara Mertz, Washington Post Book World
This elegantly produced volume aims to present the educated lay
public with a fresh view of one of the most notorious periods and
characters in the long and eventful history of ancient Egypt--the
reign of the eccentric sun-worshpping king Akhenaten. . .a fresh
work is very welcome.
"Redford has produced a remarkable book, one that engages both scholar and general reader. . . . [He] introduces the reader to the heretic king, to 18th Dynasty Egypt, and to history at its best." * Religious Studies Review *
"[A] first-rate book which should be in the library of every scholar and enthusiastic amateur student of ancient Egypt."---Barbara Mertz, Washington Post Book World
Redford, Donald B.: - Donald B. Redford is a professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Among his many books are (as editor) The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt and The Oxford Essential Guide to Egyptian Mythology, and (as author) Akhenaten, the Heretic King and Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691035673 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691035679 |
| Titre | Akhenaten |
| Auteur | Donald B Redford |
| État | Non disponible |
| Éditeur | Princeton University Press |
| Année de publication | 1984-10-21 |
| Nombre de pages | 288 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |