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  • “Une œuvre internationale d’un caractère humanitaire”: The Appeal to Humanity in International Masonic Relations

    Author(s):
    Joachim Berger (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    British History, Freemasonry and Masonic Studies, Global & Transnational Studies, History, Religious Studies
    Subject(s):
    Freemasonry, Freemasons, Internationalism, Internationalism--Societies, etc., Civil society, Humanitarianism, Charity, England, France, Italy
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    International Congresses, Grand Orient de France, Grande Oriente d'Italia, Deutscher Großlogenbund, United Grand Lodge of England and Wales, conceptual history, humanity, Ernesto Laclau; Empty Signifier, solidarity
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/2brd-d085
    Abstract:
    Freemasons often referred to an ideal of “humanité” (Humanität, umanità, humanity) in order to bridge all differences separating mankind. In doing so, they rendered these differences all the more visible, especially in the international arenas. This was definitely the case when freemasons tried to deduce from this ideal “universal” standards and norms for masonic practice. In the national masonic bodies, the virtue of (brotherly) love as an emanation of “pure humanity” was applied to diverging fields of action. They encompassed relief for needy fellow-masons and their families, aid and assistance for underprivileged groups in the service of social reform as well as solidarity with all forces in society that fought for peace, freedom (of conscience), and justice. Speaking “in the name of humanity” on an international level thus became a testing ground for negotiating religious, ideological, societal, and national differences.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.13109/9783666101458.231
    Publisher:
    Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
    Pub. Date:
    2016-10-10
    Book Title:
    Humanity. A History of European Concepts in Practice from the Sixteenth Century to the Present
    Author/Editor:
    Fabian Klose; Mirjam Thulin
    Chapter:
    “Une œuvre internationale d’un caractère humanitaire”: The Appeal to Humanity in International Masonic Relations
    Page Range:
    231 - 248
    ISBN:
    978-3-525-10145-2
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    8 months ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

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