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THE POLITICS OF SOCIABILITY
FREEMASONRY AND GERMAN CIVIL SOCIETY, 1840-1918 |
| By: |
Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann, Tom Lampert (Trans) |
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Hardback |
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£85.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0472115731 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780472115730 |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 September, 2007 |
| Series: |
Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany |
| Pages: |
424 |
| Language: |
English, German |
| Description: |
Presents a cultural and political history of German Freemasonary in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This work shows how Freemasonry became a social refuge for elevated and liberal-minded bourgeois men who felt attracted to its secret rituals and moral teachings. It argues that they failed to balance modern politics with a cosmopolitan ethos. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the first cultural and political history of German Freemasonary in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The practice of Masonic sociability, Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann shows in this ambitious and original work, reflected an enlightened belief in the political significance of moral virtue for civil society, indeed, for humanity. Freemasons' self-image as civilizing agents, acting in good faith and with the unimpeachable idea of universal brotherhood, was contradicted not only by their heightened sense of exclusivity; Freemasons unintentionally exacerbated nineteenth century political conflicts by employing a universalist language. Using a wealth of archival sources previously unavailable, Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann shows how Freemasonry became a social refuge for elevated and liberal-minded bourgeois men who felt attracted to its secret rituals and moral teachings. German Freemasons sought to reform self and society, but, Hoffmann argues, ultimately failed to balance modern politics with a cosmopolitan ethos. |
| Illustrations: |
12 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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