The “wicked priest” in egyptology and Amarna studies : a reconsideration

Abstract: It is often the case in Egyptology that the priesthood, especially that of Amun in the 18th dynasty, is portrayed as a power hungry, underhanded, political force. This paper will argue that such portrayals are influenced by the assumptions of the Enlightenment and, in particular, Deism....

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Autor principal: Jackson, Samuel
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 2021
Materias:
RELIGIONES ANTIGUAS
EGIPTOLOGIA
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
AKHENATON
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/12027
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) de Universidad Católica Argentina
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topic RELIGIONES ANTIGUAS
EGIPTOLOGIA
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
AKHENATON
spellingShingle RELIGIONES ANTIGUAS
EGIPTOLOGIA
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
AKHENATON
Jackson, Samuel
The “wicked priest” in egyptology and Amarna studies : a reconsideration
topic_facet RELIGIONES ANTIGUAS
EGIPTOLOGIA
HISTORIA ANTIGUA
AKHENATON
description Abstract: It is often the case in Egyptology that the priesthood, especially that of Amun in the 18th dynasty, is portrayed as a power hungry, underhanded, political force. This paper will argue that such portrayals are influenced by the assumptions of the Enlightenment and, in particular, Deism. It often happens that assumptions held at the time of the inception of a discipline have a lingering influence on their field. Within scholarship the conclusions of those seen as ground breaking pioneers can also be very influential. This paper examines the reasons for the growth of the “wicked priest” discourse in Egyptology and its application to Amarna Studies. In an attempt to stop the lingering influence of this discourse, some tentative alternate suggestions are made regarding two areas of this application: 1) Akhenaten’s religious reforms and change of capital; 2) The hacking out of Akhenaten’s name and the reaction to his rule.
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title_full_unstemmed The “wicked priest” in egyptology and Amarna studies : a reconsideration
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publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente
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