New England and the Bavarian Illuminati is a historical study by Vernon Stauffer, originally a 1918 doctoral dissertation, on fears of the Bavarian Illuminati in America. It examines how religious change, political conflict, and Freemasonry fed conspiracy accusations in New England around 1798–1800. It is worth listening to for its account of how such panics take shape.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
NEW ENGLAND AND THE BAVARIAN ILLUMINATI BY VERNON STAUFFER, A. M. Dean and Professor of New Testament and Church History Hiram College SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK 1918 COPYRIGHT, 1918 BY VERNON STAUFFER To
J. E., R. W., AND R. F. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 9 CHAPTER I THE UNDERMINING OF PURITAN STANDARDS AND INSTITUTIONS 1. Rapid Disintegration of Puritanism after the Revolution 13 2. Ominous Discontent with the Standing Order 33 3. Alarms due to the Spread of Religious Radicalism and Scepticism 66 CHAPTER II POLITICAL ENTANGLEMENTS AND HYSTERIA 1. The Situation prior to 1798 103 2. The Situation from 1798 to 1800 122 CHAPTER III THE EUROPEAN ORDER OF THE ILLUMINATI 1. The Rise and the Disappearance of the Order 142 2. The Legend of the Order and its Literary Communication to New England 186 CHAPTER IV THE ILLUMINATI AGITATION IN NEW ENGLAND 1. Morse Precipitates the Controversy 229
2. Inconclusive Developments of Morse’s Second Formal Deliverance 261 3. Morse Submits his Inept Documentary Evidence 287 4. Freemasonry’s Embarrassment and Protest 321 5. Attempts of Democrats to Fix the Countercharge of Illuminism upon the Federalists 345 BIBLIOGRAPHY 361
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