The Akhenaten Colossi of Karnak

Akhenaten, who reigned c. 1353-1335 BC, was the most controversial ruler of ancient Egypt for his worship of one god. Drawing on archeological finds, an independent Egyptologist specializing in the Amarna period (named for the king's capital city), examines interpretations of questions raised by effeminine colossal statues of Akhenaten discovered in his temple to Aten at Karnak since 1925. Manniche supports interpretations based on aesthetic and ideological considerations rather than on medical pathology. The book includes a catalog and illustrations of the major fragments found. Distributed in the U.S. by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)