enlightenment

History

Age of Enlightenment, period in Western intellectual and cultural history from the late 17th to late 18th century, centered in France and Great Britain but also encompassing:

Dutch Enlightenment, in the 17th- and 18th-century Netherlands

French Enlightenment, in 17th- and 18th-century France

Midlands Enlightenment, in the 18th-century English Midlands

German Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Germany

Austrian Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Austria

Modern Greek Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Greece

Hungarian Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Hungary

Italian Enlightenment, in 18th-century Italy

Jewish Haskalah or Jewish Enlightenment, movement among European Jews in the late 18th century

Polish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Poland

Portuguese Enlightenment, in 18th-century Portugal

Romanian Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Romania

Russian Enlightenment, in 18th-century Russia

Scottish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Scotland

Spanish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Spain, under the Bourbons

Swedish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Sweden

American Enlightenment, in the 18th century in the British North American colonies and the early United States

Nahda, cultural movement of Arab-populated regions of the Ottoman Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries

In China:

May Fourth Movement, in the 1920s

New Enlightenment (China), in the 1980s

Philosophy

Enlightenment (philosophical concept), the concept of enlightenment in modern and contemporary Western philosophy

Enlightenment philosophy, the philosophy produced during the Enlightenment (late 17th and 18th centuries)

Religion

Enlightenment in Buddhism, translation of the term bodhi ("awakening")

Moksha

Moksha (Jainism)

Kevala jnana, awakened knowledge in Jainism

Divine illumination

Computing

Enlightenment (window manager), an X Window System window manager

Enlighten (radiosity engine), code to do real-time calculation of indirect lighting ("radiosity") in video

Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, a set of graphics libraries

Events

Enlighten Canberra, an annual arts and cultural festival in Canberra, Australia

"Enlightenment", the main artistic performance in the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

Film and television

Enlightenment (Doctor Who), a 1983 Doctor Who serial

Music

Enlightenment (Van Morrison album), 1990

Enlightenment (McCoy Tyner album), 1973

"Enlightenment" (Van Morrison song), 1990

Enlightenment (soundtrack album), the soundtrack of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

Other uses

Ionian Enlightenment, the origin of ancient Greek advances in philosophy and science

Dark Enlightenment, an anti-democratic and reactionary movement that broadly rejects egalitarianism and Whig historiography

Enlightenment Movement (Afghanistan), a Hazara grassroots civil disobedience group created in Afghanistan in 2016

Project Enlightenment, an educational program