Vaarao Amenhotep IV (Ehnatoni) riigivalitsemisviisi võimalikust eripärast. (Estonian)

On a Possible Characteristic of the Governing System of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten). (English)

The article explores the relationship between the religious reform of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and changes in the government system. The analysis, which is based on historical data and relies on the diagram of the concept of the early totalitarian state by the author, reveals that Akhenaten's governing system (almost) entirely corresponds to that of an early totalitarian state in terms of historical-political causes and factors of ideology, partly in terms of administrative and legislative system, and only few features of early totalitarianism could be found in the economy and the social order. Akhenaten's foreign politics reveal no features of early totalitarianism. It can be concluded, quite confidently, that Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) was moving towards the early totalitarian rule of government and it is possible that Akhenaten's experiment was one of the first known attempts to create an early totalitarian state in the history of mankind. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Artiklis uuritakse, mil moel on Vana-Egiptuse Uue riigi vaarao Amenhotep IV (Ehnatoni) religioonireform seotud muutustega riigivalitsemissüsteemis. Analüüsist, mis tugineb ajaloolisele andmestikule ja lähtub autori nn varatotalitaarse riigi kontseptsiooni skeemist, ilmneb, et Ehnatoni valitsemisviis vastab täielikult või peaaegu täielikult varatotalitaarse riigi tunnustele ainult ajaloolis-poliitiliste põhjuste ja ideoloogia faktorite osas, osaliselt administratsiooni ja õiguskorra osas, vaid vähesel määral võib leida varatotalitaarsuse tunnuseid majanduse ja sotsiaalelu vallas. Välispoliitika faktor ei näita Ehnatoni valitsemisviisi puhul varatotalitaarsuse tunnuseid. Üsna suure tõenäosusega saab järeldada, et vaarao Amenhotep IV (Ehnaton) oli liikumas varatotalitaarse riigivalitsemisviisi poole ja on võimalik, et Ehnatoni eksperiment oli üks varaseimaid teadaolevaid varatotalitaarse riigi loomise katseid ajaloos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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