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Atenism

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Atenism
the monotheistic religious system of the Egyptian pharaoh Ikhnaton, emphasizing the worship of the sun god Aten (Aton).
See also: God and Gods
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Assmann) who adopted Atenism, the revolutionary monotheistic religion introduced by Ikhnaton.
The Moses Complex in Modern Jewish Literature by Band, Arnold J. / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
Just as Islam gave the only and absolute validity to the image of the lunar crescent as a divine sign, Atenism had no totemic or animal parallels and was purely symbolised as light.
African foundations of world religions: "It is to inner Africa we ... by Biko, Femi / New African
 
 
 
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