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'''Enlightenment''' or '''enlighten''' may refer to:<br />
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==History==<br />
* [[Age of Enlightenment]], period in Western intellectual and cultural history from the late 17th to late 18th century, centered in France but also encompassing:<br />
** [[Dutch Enlightenment]], in the 17th- and 18th-century Netherlands<br />
** [[French Enlightenment]], in 17th- and 18th-century France<br />
** [[Midlands Enlightenment]], in the 18th-century English Midlands<br />
** [[German Enlightenment]], in the 18th century in modern-day Germany<br />
** [[Austrian Enlightenment]], in the 18th century in modern-day Austria<br />
** [[Modern Greek Enlightenment]], in the 18th century in modern-day Greece<br />
** [[Hungarian Enlightenment]], in the 18th century in modern-day Hungary<br />
** [[Italian Enlightenment]], in 18th-century Italy<br />
** Jewish [[Haskalah]] or Jewish Enlightenment, movement among European Jews in the late 18th century<br />
** [[Polish Enlightenment]], in 18th-century Poland<br />
** [[Portuguese Enlightenment]], in 18th-century Portugal<br />
** [[Romanian Enlightenment]], in the 18th century in modern-day Romania<br />
** [[Russian Enlightenment]], in 18th-century Russia<br />
** [[Scottish Enlightenment]], in 18th-century Scotland<br />
** [[Spanish Enlightenment]], in 18th-century Spain, under the Bourbons<br />
** [[Swedish Enlightenment]], in 18th-century Sweden<br />
** [[American Enlightenment]], in the 18th century in the British North American colonies and the early United States<br />
* [[Nahda]], cultural movement of Arab-populated regions of the Ottoman Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries<br />
* China: [[May Fourth Movement]], in the 1920s, and the [[New Enlightenment (China)|New Enlightenment]], in the 1980s<br />
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==Philosophy==<br />
* [[Enlightenment (philosophical concept)]], the concept of enlightenment in modern and contemporary Western philosophy<br />
* [[Enlightenment philosophy]], the philosophy produced during the Enlightenment (late 17th and 18th centuries)<br />
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== Religion ==<br />
* [[Enlightenment in Buddhism]], translation of the term ''bodhi'' ("awakening")<br />
* [[Moksha]]<br />
* [[Moksha (Jainism)]]<br />
* [[Kevala jnana]], awakened knowledge in Jainism<br />
* [[Divine illumination]]<br />
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==Computing==<br />
*[[Enlightenment (window manager)]], an X Window System window manager<br />
*[[Enlighten (radiosity engine)]], code to do real-time calculation of indirect lighting ("radiosity") in video<br />
*[[Enlightenment Foundation Libraries]], a set of graphics libraries<br />
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==Events==<br />
* [[Enlighten Canberra]], an annual arts and cultural festival in Canberra, Australia<br />
* "Enlightenment", the main artistic performance in the [[2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony]]<br />
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==Film and television==<br />
*[[Enlightenment (Doctor Who)|''Enlightenment'' (Doctor Who)]], a 1983 ''Doctor Who'' serial <br />
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==Music==<br />
*[[Enlightenment (Van Morrison album)|''Enlightenment'' (Van Morrison album)]], 1990<br />
*[[Enlightenment (McCoy Tyner album)|''Enlightenment'' (McCoy Tyner album)]], 1973<br />
*[[Enlightenment (Van Morrison song)|"Enlightenment" (Van Morrison song)]], 1990<br />
*[[Enlightenment (soundtrack album)|''Enlightenment'' (soundtrack album)]], the soundtrack of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony<br />
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==Other uses==<br />
*[[Ionian Enlightenment]], the origin of ancient Greek advances in philosophy and science<br />
*[[Dark Enlightenment]], an anti-democratic and reactionary movement that broadly rejects egalitarianism and Whig historiography<br />
*[[Enlightenment Intensive]], a group retreat designed to enable a spiritual enlightenment<br />
*[[Enlightenment Movement (Afghanistan)]], a Hazara grassroots civil disobedience group created in Afghanistan in 2016<br />
*[[Project Enlightenment]], an educational program<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Counter-Enlightenment]], a term used by some 20th century commentators to describe contemporary reasoned opposition to the Age of Enlightenment<br />
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*[[Enlightened (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Illumination (disambiguation)]]<br />
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