Bringing together Adam Weishaupt’s principal defenses of the Illuminati Order, Volume II, The Illuminati Writings, focuses on accounts of its suppression and persecution, and detailed expositions of its aims, structure, and methods. This volume includes original ritual, instructional, and administrative documents, along with related writings on symbolism, esotericism, secret societies, education, and the art of government. Together, these texts provide an unparalleled window into the ideas, organization, and intellectual ambitions of one of the most controversial movements of the Enlightenment.