Enlightenment or enlighten may refer to:

Age of Enlightenment

Age of Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment or the Enlightenment; german: Aufklärung, "Enlightenment"; it, L'Illuminismo, "Enlightenment"; pl, Oświecenie, "Enlightenment"; pt, Iluminismo, "Enlightenment"; es, La Ilustración, "Enlightenment" was an intel ...

, period in Western intellectual history from the late 17th to late 18th century, centered in France but also encompassing (alphabetically by country or culture): ** England:

Midlands Enlightenment The Midlands Enlightenment, also known as the West Midlands Enlightenment or the Birmingham Enlightenment, was a scientific, economic, political, cultural and legal manifestation of the Age of Enlightenment that developed in Birmingham and the wide ...

, period in 18th-century England ** Greece: Modern Greek Enlightenment, an 18th-century national revival and educational movement in Greece ** Italy: Italian Enlightenment, period in 18th-century Italy ** Jewish:

Haskalah The ''Haskalah'', often termed Jewish Enlightenment ( he, השכלה; literally, "wisdom", "erudition" or "education"), was an intellectual movement among the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, with a certain influence on those in Western Euro ...

, Jewish Enlightenment, movement among European Jews in the late 18th century ** Poland: Enlightenment in Poland, ideas of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland ** Russia:

Russian Enlightenment The Russian Age of Enlightenment was a period in the 18th century in which the government began to actively encourage the proliferation of arts and sciences, which had a profound impact on Russian culture. During this time, the first Russian unive ...

, 18th-century period of active government encouragement of proliferation of arts and sciences in Russia ** Scotland:

Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment ( sco, Scots Enlichtenment, gd, Soillseachadh na h-Alba) was the period in 18th- and early-19th-century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By the eighteenth century ...

, period in 18th-century Scotland ** Spain:

Enlightenment in Spain The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment ( es, Ilustración) came to Spain in the 18th century with the new Bourbon dynasty, following the death of the last Habsburg monarch, Charles II, in 1700. The period of reform and 'enlightened despotism' u ...

, came to Spain with a new dynasty, the Bourbons, subsequent reform and 'enlightened despotism' ** USA:

American Enlightenment The American Enlightenment was a period of intellectual ferment in the thirteen American colonies in the 18th to 19th century, which led to the American Revolution, and the creation of the United States of America. The American Enlightenment was ...

, intellectual culture of the British North American colonies and the early United States

Computing

Enlightenment (software) Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a compositing window manager for the X Window System. Since version 20, Enlightenment is also a Wayland compositor. Enlightenment developers have referred to it as "the original eye-candy 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 The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL) are a set of graphics libraries that grew out of the development of Enlightenment, a window manager and Wayland compositor. The project's focus is to make the EFL a flexible yet powerful and easy t ...

, a set of graphics libraries

Culture

Overview

Enlightenment in Buddhism The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti. The abstract noun ''bodhi'' (; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: ''bodhi''), means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intel ...

, translation of the term ''bodhi'' "awakening" *

Enlightenment (spiritual) Used in a religious sense, enlightenment translates several Buddhist terms and concepts, most notably ''bodhi'', '' kensho,'' and ''satori''. Related terms from Asian religions are '' kaivalya'' and ''moksha'' (liberation) in Hinduism, '' Keva ...

, insight or awakening to the true nature of reality * Ionian Enlightenment, the origin of ancient Greek advances in philosophy and science

Events

* Enlighten Canberra, an annual arts and cultural festival in Canberra, Australia * "Enlightenment", the main artistic performance in the

2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony The 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony was held on 29 August 2012, starting at 20:30 BST and marking the official opening of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England. The show – named ''Enlightenment'' – had Jenny Sealey and Bra ...

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

* Enlightenment Intensive, a group retreat designed to enable a spiritual enlightenment * Enlightenment Movement (Afghanistan), a Hazara grassroots civil disobedience group created in Afghanistan in 2016 * Project Enlightenment, an educational program