Rise in power of the Amun and Amun priesthood and it's political implications [speech].

Amun began as a minor god of Thebes, whose fortune was linked to that of the local Theban rulers. As they grew in importance so did Amun, eventually reaching the status of "Supreme God." Good morning teachers and fellow students, today I will be speaking to you on the growth in power of Amun and the Amun priesthood, and their political implications. Taylor Ray Ellison tells us that Amun's growth to that of a national …

…of Egyptian religion. Jonsson suggests that we can see the short-lived cult of Aten as a counter-reaction to a centralised priestly power. In this instance, Reeves tells us, Amun-Re "Eventually proved more powerful than the King." The priest of Amun forced the monarchy to buy their support by convincing the Pharaoh that Amun was solely responsible for their successes. The Amun priesthood eventually came to have extreme political power, and so ruled Egypt by proxy.