The rose cross and the age of reason
Subtitle: eighteenth-century rosicrucianism in Central Europe and its relationship to the Enlightenment
By: by Christopher McIntosh.
Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history,; v. 29
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Rosicrucians -- Europe, Central -- History -- 18th century.; Enlightenment.
Description: "The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason deals with the interaction between two movements of thought in eighteenth-century Germany: the philosophy of the Enlightenment, and the complex of ideas known as Rosicrucianism. Dating from the early seventeenth century and drawing on Pietism, Freemasonry, Kabbalah and alchemy, the Rosicrucian movement enjoyed a revival in Germany during the eighteenth century. Historians have often depicted this neo-Rosicrucianism as a Counter-Enlightenment force. Dr. McIntosh argues rather that it was part of a "third force", which allied itself, sometimes with the Enlightenment, sometimes with the Counter-Enlightenment. This book is the first in-depth, comprehensive study of the German Rosicrucian revival and in particular of the order known as the Golden and Rosy Cross (Gold- und Rosenkreuz). Drawing on hitherto unpublished material, Dr. McIntosh shows how the order exerted a significant influence on the cultural, political and religious life of its age."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-194) and index.