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Rosicrucians
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1. Concept, origins, and spread

Rosicrucianism began with the publication of the Fama fraternitatis (“The Fame of the Brotherhood”) in 1614 [1], the Confessio fraternitatis (“Confession of the Brotherhood”) in 1615, and the Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Rosencreutz (“Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz”) in 1616 [2], and consisted on the one hand of a learned literary debate that raged across Europe for several decades of the history …

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Geffarth, Renko, “Rosicrucians”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 29 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_026818>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20210601



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