Johann Georg Hamann: Religion Und Gesellschaft (Hallesche Beitr GE Zur Europ Ischen Aufkl Rung) (German Edition) (Hallesche Beitrage zur Europaischen Aufklarung)

When the University of Halle-Wittenberg founded the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research into the European Enlightenment in 1993, it was following the destiny of its history as a centre of the Early Enlightenment in Germany which affected the whole of Europe and as one of the moving forces behind the Anthropological Turn. Research foci of the Centre have been and are Enlightenment anthropology, Enlightenment in the reference field of early modem esotericism, university history, philanthropism and the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Worlitz; more recent emphasis has been on the Early Enlightenment as a field of experimentation and the foundation of cultural models for the Modern Age.The results of this research have been published since Autumn 1995 in the Centres' research publications series entitled __University of Halle Series on the European Enlightenment__. In addition, there have been relevant works produced outside the Centre. Two to four volumes are published annually (monographs, collected volumes, commentaries on sources). When the University of Halle-Wittenberg founded the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research into the European Enlightenment in 1993, it was following the destiny of its history as a centre of the Early Enlightenment in Germany which affected the whole of Europe and as one of the moving forces behind the Anthropological Turn. Research foci of the Centre have been and are Enlightenment anthropology, Enlightenment in the reference field of early modem esotericism, university history, philanthropism and the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Worlitz; more recent emphasis has been on the Early Enlightenment as a field of experimentation and the foundation of cultural models for the Modern Age. The results of this research have been published since Autumn 1995 in the Centres' research publications series entitled University of Halle Series on the European Enlightenment . In addition, there have been relevant works produced outside the Centre. Two to four volumes are published annually (monographs, collected volumes, commentaries on sources). To know the nature of a man, noted J.G. Hamann in 1759 in his 'Morsels, Crumbs, and Fragments, ' you must inquire about the conditions of his life. The 24 essays in the present volume reveal Hamann's position at the crossroads of different social constellations. They raise new questions about the Königsberg scholar's ideas regarding the history of society and religion, social theory, economics, philosophy, political science, and religious studies. In this way, they help us to more precisely locate Hamann's place in the key discourses of the Enlightenment. Manfred Beetz undAndre Rudolph, Universität Halle Um zu wissen, was der Mensch sei, notiert J. G. Hamann 1759 in den „Brocken“, müsse man die Verhältnisse befragen, in denen er lebe. Die 24 Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes zeigen Hamann im Schnittpunkt gesellschaftlicher Konstellationen und stellen neue Fragen der Sozial- und Religionsgeschichte, der Gesellschaftstheorie, Ökonomie, Philosophie, Politik- und Religionswissenschaft an den Königsberger Gelehrten. So ermöglichen sie eine präzisere Positionsbestimmung Hamanns innerhalb zentraler Diskurse der Aufklärung. Herausgegeben Von Manfred Beetz Und Andre Rudolph. International Conference Proceedings. 1 English, 22 German Contributions. Includes Bibliographical References.