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The Hidden Origins of the German Enlightenment provides a comprehensive reassessment of how the German Enlightenment emerged and developed. Rather than treating it as a derivative movement following French and British models, Mulsow and Midelfort trace its unique intellectual genealogy through overlooked thinkers, religious movements, and cultural contexts.
This volume investigates the complex interplay between Protestant theology, Pietism, natural philosophy, and emerging rationalist thought that collectively shaped German intellectual life. The authors challenge conventional narratives by highlighting figures and traditions previously marginalized in Enlightenment historiography.
Part of the prestigious Ideas in Context series, this work offers scholars and students a nuanced understanding of how cultural, religious, and philosophical forces intersected to create a distinctly German path to enlightenment, distinct from other European traditions.
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