Atenism, also known as the Aten religion, [1] the Amarna religion, [2] the Amarna revolution, and the Amarna heresy, was a religion in ancient Egypt. It was founded by Akhenaten, a pharaoh who ruled the New Kingdom under the Eighteenth Dynasty. [3]

Aten, also Aton, Atonu, or Itn (Ancient Egyptian: jtn, reconstructed [ˈjaːtin]) was the focus of Atenism, the religious system formally established in ancient Egypt by the late Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten.

May 9, 2020 · Intentionally erased from history until the 19th century, Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten established the first known monotheistic religion called Atenism, which was rediscovered in the late 18th century and integrated by 19th and 20th century religious philosophers into the histories of the three Abrahamic religions.

Feb 5, 2025 · Atenism, also known as the Amarna religion, was a radical religious movement introduced by Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century BCE in ancient Egypt. This monotheistic or monolatristic faith centered on the worship of Aten, the sun disc, as the sole deity.

Atenism, or the “Amarna heresy“, refers to the religious changes associated with the eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known under his adopted name, Akhenaten.

Oct 6, 2024 · Atenism is an ancient Egyptian religion that emerged during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled from 1353 to 1336 BCE. This unique faith centered around the worship of Aten, the sun disk, and is often regarded as one of the earliest forms of monotheism.

As a pharaoh, Akhenaten is noted for abandoning traditional ancient Egyptian religion of polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten.

In its early stages, Atenism is best described as a henotheistic religion (a religion devoted to a single god while accepting the existence of other gods) but it developed into a proto-monotheistic system. The full extent of his religious reforms were not apparent until the ninth year of his reign.

Oct 6, 2024 · Akhenaten, originally known as Amenhotep IV, is most famously known for his establishment of Atenism, a form of monotheism that centered around the worship of the sun disk, Aten. This article aims to explore the spiritual legacy of Atenism, its historical context, core beliefs, and its influence on later religious thought. II.

Jul 10, 2020 · Atenism reigned as a prominent religion in Ancient Egypt for 20 years, becoming its official faith for 11 of those years. The religion differed markedly from the polytheistic beliefs...