Speculative freemasonry and the enlightenment : a study of the craft in London, Paris, Prague, Vienna and Philadelphia / R. William Weisberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weisberger, Richard William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freemasonry--Europe--History--18th century.

Freemasonry.

Enlightenment--Europe.

Enlightenment.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Conclusion: an evaluation of eighteenth-century speculative freemasonry in London, Paris, Prague and Vienna

Lodges

Benjamin Franklin, a masonic engineer

Freemasonry as a source of Jewish civic rights in late eighteenth-century Vienna and Philadelphia, a study in Atlantic history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781476669137

1476669139

OCLC:

1010651943