Speculative freemasonry and the enlightenment : a study of the craft in London, Paris, Prague, Vienna and Philadelphia

"This comparative work describes how Masons on both sides of the Atlantic were, for the most part, either enlighteners, political reformers or moderate revolutionaries. Contrary to conspiracy theories, 18th century Masons gave minimal support to radical revolutionary ideas and leaders"--

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Main Author: Weisberger, Richard William, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Speculative freemasonry in early Hanoverian London
  • Parisian masonry, the Lodge of the Nine Sisters and the French enlightenment
  • Prague and Viennese freemasonry, the enlightenment and the operations of the true harmony lodge of Vienna
  • Conclusion: an evaluation of eighteenth-century speculative freemasonry in London, Paris, Prague and Vienna.