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The Catholic Enlightenment in German Historiography

Summary/Abstract: In the first part of his paper the author casts a rapid glance over the appearance of the term Catholic Enlightenment in German historical writing, then summarises the debate on its usage and understanding from the end of the 19th century to the post-World War II period. The article concentrates on the most important German language publications of the most prominent scholars of the fi eld. Relying on the most recent German scholarship the author presents the state of the art research of Catholic Enlightenment. In the second part of the article he discusses possibilities for further inquiry in the fi eld with reference to Abbot Anselm Densing’s (OSB) most significant historical work, the Auxilia Historica. Special attention is paid to the Hungarian aspects of Densing’s work and their possible sources. In the third part of his article, Forgó, in connection with the Piarist Order’s activity in Hungary, attempts to show the potentials of the research of Catholic Enlightenment in Hungary. The author lays emphasis on the connection of enlightenment and politics, which he considers an important feature of the whole question.

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