and Akhenaten is a victim of its mind control. In The Message in Our Time, a 1978 text by the Chishti Sufi Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, the author asks, in the context of theodicy, "Why did Akhenaton's religion fail?" Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile is a 1961 movie depicting Atenism as a peaceful religion preached by a Chaldean captured by Amenophis. The pharaoh increasingly accepts it leading to conflict with the Amon priests. American author Ishmael Reed develops a blend of real and imagined history involving an ancient monotheistic "Atonist" order throughout his 1972 novel Mumbo Jumbo. In the video game Assassin's Creed Origins; 'The Curse of the Pharaohs' features the realm of Aten, with a solar disc styled on the traditional depiction. Mahfouz, Naguib, Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth Prokopiou, Angelos, Pharaoh Akhenaton Theatr. Play. 1st ed. 1961 Athens. See also Joseph and His Brothers Osarseph References Sources Further reading Aldred, Cyril, Akhenaten, King of Egypt (1988) Thames & Hudson. Assmann, Jan (1995). Egyptian Solar Religion: Re, Amun and the Crisis of Polytheism. Routledge. Hornung, Erik (1999). Akhenaten and the Religion of Light. Cornell University Press. Redford, Donald B. (1984). Akhenaten: The Heretic King. Princeton University Press. External links 14th century BC in Egypt Ancient Egyptian religion Historical negationism in ancient Egypt 2nd millennium BC in religion Monotheistic religions Solar deities