Visions of the Enlightenment the Edict on Religion of 1788 and the politics of the public sphere in eighteenth-century Prussia

Visions of the Enlightenment : the Edict on Religion of 1788 and the politics of the public sphere in eighteenth-century Prussia

The Frederickian monarchy and the Enlightenment in Prussia -- The ponytail, the enthusiast, and the "enlightened" public sphere -- The Enlightenment on trial -- Conscience and the rhetoric of freedom -- Counting the Enlightenment -- What was Enlightenment? -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: All...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Sauter, Michael J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2009
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Brill's studies in intellectual history 177
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Brill's studies in intellectual history
Schlagworte:Enlightenment Elite (Social sciences) Social control Popular culture Political culture Ecclesiastical law Church and state Religion Verfassung Politische Kultur mehr... Soziale Kontrolle Öffentlichkeit Wöllnersches Religionsedikt Aufklärung Preußen Geschichte 1788
Umfang:XIV, 242 S.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • The Frederickian monarchy and the Enlightenment in Prussia
  • The ponytail, the enthusiast, and the "enlightened" public sphere
  • The Enlightenment on trial
  • Conscience and the rhetoric of freedom
  • Counting the Enlightenment
  • What was Enlightenment?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: All texts (120) published in response to the edict
  • Appendix B: Reviews (57) not published in the "Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek"
  • Appendix C: On the philosophical debate on the nature and boundaries of the Enlightenment.