Amenhotep IV, who later renamed himself Akhenaten (“Effective for Aten”) after his conversion, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh (r. fourteenth century BCE) remembered for establishing a cult dedicated to the god Aten. In later writings, he is despised as the “heretic king” for the reforms he put into place across ancient Egyptian religion. Religious Reform […]
What was the Egyptian Religion of Atenism? — Bishop’s Encyclopedia of Religion, Society and Philosophy
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