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by Dominic Montserrat (Author) "Histories and biographies at Akhenaten usually end with the destruction of his city and the obliteration of his name by those who wanted to erase..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (25 May 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415185491
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415185493
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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'I can thoroughly recommend the refreshingly idiosyncratic approach to the phenomenon of Amarna in Akhenaten. Dr Montserrat has clearly read both deeply and widely in areas which for many of us are very much at the periphery of our Egyptological interests.' - Egyptian Archaeology


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Theoretically astute yet engagingly written, and illustrated with many striking images, this book appeals to anyone with an interest in Akhenaten or in the archaeology of ancient Egypt.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A different book on the notorious Pharaoh, 29 April 2009
This review is from: Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt (Paperback)
This book has a very interesting and different slant on the topic of Akhenaten. It is not a biography or book on the king per se but how others see and use him to support their own agendas. Much of what he shows is worrying, especially his own intolerances that are made quite clear in the section on the king's sexuality. I do take issue with his comment that a quote in some gay encyclopedia is 'shoddy'. Whether you agree with the encyclopedia or not what it is quoting comes straight out of a work by Desroches-Noblecourt, an Egyptologist, in the 1970's - here she sets out the then belief that Egypt was a matriachal society and that the throne passed in the female line; that Akhenaten was grief stricken at Nefertiti's death and took Smenkhare as her 'replacement'. Of course archeological work since has disproved much of this but to condemn a group of people because they are quoting from an out of date book when he didn't do the same for the other groups he mentioned is hardly showing his objectivity.

However, beside that very small caveat, the book is a worthwhile read and gives a fascinating insight into the human need to make heroes.
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