The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism
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The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism is a major historical study by Peter Gay that interprets the Enlightenment as a transformative, secularizing movement that challenged traditional religious authority and laid foundations for modern Western thought.
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| analyzes |
criticism of religious orthodoxy
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emergence of modern secular culture ⓘ philosophes ⓘ |
| author | Peter Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Enlightenment as a challenge to traditional religious authority
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Enlightenment as a secularizing movement ⓘ Enlightenment as foundation of modern Western thought ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
European intellectuals of the 18th century
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critique of Christianity ⓘ relationship between reason and faith ⓘ rise of secular values ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
liberal
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secular ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | later studies of the Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tradition of liberal historiography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
intellectual history of the 18th century ⓘ modern Western thought ⓘ religion and Enlightenment ⓘ secularization ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on secular and anti-clerical currents
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reinterpretation of the Enlightenment as modern paganism ⓘ shaping 20th-century understanding of the Enlightenment ⓘ |
| partOf | The Enlightenment: An Interpretation ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 18th century Europe ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in intellectual history
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scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| workType | single-author monograph ⓘ |
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