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The Politics of Sociability: Freemasonry and German Civil Society, 1840-1918 (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann
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Description for The Politics of Sociability: Freemasonry and German Civil Society, 1840-1918 (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Hardcover. 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. Translator(s): Lampert, Tom. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 424 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFSV1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472115730
SKU
V9780472115730
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About Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann
Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann is Assistant Professor for Modern History at Ruhr-University Bochum, and recipient of the Association of German Historians' 2002 Hedwig Hintze Prize for best first book. Tom Lampert is author of Ein einziges Leben (Hanser Verlag 2001); his English translation, One Life, was published by Harcourt in 2004.
Reviews for The Politics of Sociability: Freemasonry and German Civil Society, 1840-1918 (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Lucid and grounded in extensive historical research, Hoffmann's penetrating analysis of the meaning and significance of secrecy, rituals, and symbols to the art of sociability in the German Freemason lodges represents a major advance in the psychological and sociological interpretation of the bonds of male friendship. A major accomplishment. - Marjorie Lamberti, Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita of History, Middlebury ... Read more