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

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CONTENTS Preface vii Foreword to the Second Edition ix Introduction 1 1. The Enlightenment, the Aufklärung and Their Opponents 7 2. Rosicrucianism from Its Origins to the Early 18th Century 23 3. The Masonic Phase 39 4. The World of the Initiate 59 5. The Alchemy of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz 75 6. The Polemical Stance of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz 91 7. A Rosicrucian on the Prussian Throne 113 8. The Aufklärung Reaction and the Decline of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz 133 9. Rosicrucianism in Poland and Russia 147 10. The Asiatic Brethren 161 11. Conclusion 179 A Note on Sources 185 Bibliography 189 Index 195 Illustrations 201 ...