117: Where Did Akhenaten Get His Ideas?

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In this episode, we talk about the short-lived religion founded by the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.

Sources/Further Reading:

Hornung, Erik (2001) "Akhenaten and the Religion of Light". Cornell University Press.

Hoffmeier, James K. (2015). "A ...

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