Visions of the Enlightenment the Edict on Religion of 1788 and the politics of the public sphere in eighteenth-century Prussia - Sauter, Michael J. (Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009)
The Frederickian monarchy and the Enlightenment in Prussia -- The ponytail, the enthusiast, and the "enlightened" public sphere -- The Enlightenment on trial -- Conscience and the rhetoric of freedom -- Counting the Enlightenment -- What was Enlightenment? -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: All texts (120) published in response to the edict -- Appendix B: Reviews (57) not published in the "Allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek" -- Appendix C: On the philosophical debate on the nature and boundaries of the Enlightenment.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Enlightenment -- Germany -- Prussia; Prussia (Germany) -- Social conditions -- 18th century; Prussia (Germany) -- Politics and government -- 1786-1797.; Prussia (Germany) -- Religion -- 18th century; Elite (Social sciences) -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 18th century; Social control -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 18th century; Popular culture -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 18th century; Political culture -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 18th century; Ecclesiastical law -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 18th century; Church and state -- Germany -- Prussia -- History -- 18th century; Electronic books