The Journal of the American Oriental Society, July 1st, 2001
Akhenaten and the Religion of Light. By ERIK HORNUNG. Translated by David Lorton. Ithaca: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1999. Pp. xii + 146. $29.95. This short and eminently readable translation of Erik Hornung's 1995 volume, Echnaton: Die Religion des Lichtes, focuses on the nature of Akhenaten's religion, religious beliefs, and cultic practices, bringing together concepts and discussions from a wide range of scholarly writings including his own. The author begins his discussion by presenting the historical context within which the religion is situated, both the development of modern understandi...
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