The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason: Eighteenth-century Rosicrucianism in Central Europe and Its Relationship to the Enlightenment

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Examines the relationship between diverse iterations of Rosicrucianism and the philosophy of the Enlightenment.

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Preface	p. vii
Foreword to the Second Edition	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Enlightenment, the Aufklärung and Their Opponents	p. 7
Rosicrucianism from Its Origins to the Early 18th Century	p. 23
The Masonic Phase	p. 39
The World of the Initiate	p. 59
The Alchemy of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz	p. 75
The Polemical Stance of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz	p. 91
A Rosicrucian on the Prussian Throne	p. 113
The Aufklärung Reaction and the Decline of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz	p. 133
Rosicrucianism in Poland and Russia	p. 147
The Asiatic Brethren	p. 161
Conclusion	p. 179
A Note on Sources	p. 185
Bibliography	p. 189
Index	p. 195
Illustrations	p. 201
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