A Rosicrucian utopia in eighteenth-century Russia : the Masonic circle of N.I. Novikov
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A Rosicrucian utopia in eighteenth-century Russia : the Masonic circle of N.I. Novikov
（Archives internationales d'histoire des idées = International archives of the history of ideas, 190）
Springer, c2005
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A Rosicrucian utopia in 18th-century Russia : the Masonic circle of N.I. Novikov
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Text in English and Russian
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-287) and index
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Description
This is the first investigation of the history of Russian Freemasonry, based on the premise that the facts of the Russian Enlightenment preclude application of the interpretative framework commonly used for the history of western thought. Coverage includes the development of early Russian masonry, the formation of the Novikov circle in Moscow, the 'programme' of Rosicrucianism and its Russian variant and, finally, the clash between the Rosicrucians and the State.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.- A note on spelling.- Preface (prof. Marc Raeff).- Introduction. -Freemasonry and Power: the Paradoxes of Petersburg.- Utopia and Reform in Moscow: N.I. Novikov's Circle.- Russian Rosicrucianism, between East and West.- The Rosicrucians and Authority: an alliance of the Throne and the Altar.- Conclusion. Glossary.- A note on sources.- Bibliography.- Index.
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