Tag Archives: Auguste Mariette

praying in stereo: idolatry always wins

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Dave

Akhenaten created a religious revolution. Something of a maverick pharaoh, he was a monotheist and worshiper of the sin god Aten. But, was he really an idealist, a reformer or a visonary or merely another megalomaniac? …. He declared monotheism … Continue reading →

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muslim brotherhood of aten: looking for “the hidden one”

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dave

Akhenaten created a religious revolution in his time as pharaoh of Egypt from 1378 to 1362 B.C. He was a monotheist and worshiper of the sun god Aten. Ultimately, the question to be asked was whether he was an idealist, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, Ariel Sharon, Auguste Mariette, Auguste Mariette Egyptologist, Avi Farchan, Brumberg Foreign Policy.com, Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt, helen gardner, Jean-Francois Champollion, Luc Besson, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mohammed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood Egypt, Nelson Mandela, pharaoh akhenaten, shaul mofaz, sun god Aten, Thomas Friedman Egypt, thomas friedman new york times | Leave a comment

Visionary or megalomaniac?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dave

No, not Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, the Fred Flinstones Order of the Buffalo or the Karnak Temple whirling dervish go-cart 500. Akhenaten and another sort of religious revolution based on monotheism and worship of the sun god Aten. … Continue reading →