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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| The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism canonical | 3 |
| The Enlightenment: An Interpretation, Volume 1: The Rise of Modern Paganism | 1 |
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Target entity: The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism Context triple: [Peter Gay, notableWork, The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism]
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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A History of God
A History of God is a widely acclaimed book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that traces the development and transformations of the concept of God in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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C.
American Renaissance
American Renaissance refers to the mid-19th-century flourishing of American literature and arts, marked by figures like Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman, who helped define a distinct national cultural identity.
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D.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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E.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism Target entity description: 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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A.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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B.
A History of God
A History of God is a widely acclaimed book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that traces the development and transformations of the concept of God in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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C.
American Renaissance
American Renaissance refers to the mid-19th-century flourishing of American literature and arts, marked by figures like Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman, who helped define a distinct national cultural identity.
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D.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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E.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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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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Subject: The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism Description of subject: 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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