Original Writings of the Order of the Illuminati

Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.

While the original German work 'Originalschriften des Illuminatenordens' (1787) is a well-known historical source, my searches did not yield a record of a complete, modern scholarly English translation. Historical accounts (such as those by Robison and Barruel) often included excerpts or summaries, but these do not constitute a complete translation of the work. The metadata provided in the prompt mentions a 2015 translation by Jeva Singh-Anand, but this was not found in the official library catalogs searched. Therefore, I am classifying this as a 'first_complete_translation' based on the lack of verifiable, widely cataloged complete English editions.

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