MONTHEISM (MONOPOLY) VS MONOLATRISM (IDENTITY) Akhenaten implemented MONOLATRISM

MONTHEISM (MONOPOLY) VS MONOLATRISM (IDENTITY)

Akhenaten implemented MONOLATRISM – the worship of only one god, without the denial of the other gods. His purpose was to create a new capital, based it on the sun god, and eliminate the power of the priesthood (and the exorbitant costs of the priesthood.)

MONOLATRISM differs from MONOTHEISM in that monotheism denies the existence of other gods, and ABRAHAMISM additionally claims scriptural dictation by man, thereby creating law, and additionally, conflates history with myth, claiming that events are historical in fact, rather than mere myths.

Fundamentalism arises only in the counter-enlightenment, when science evolves to the point where science attempts to defeat myths, and devotees double-down on their myths, creating fundamentalism.

Prior to the fundamentalist era, especially in the west, myth and reality were not necessarily the same, nor were they in conflict.