masonic booksmasonic booksThe Freemasons : A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society
by Jasper Ridley
For many centuries, since their founding as a guild comprising the master builders of the great castles and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, the freemasons have enjoyed a dual reputation: powerful-often munificent-rulers, politicians, and artists whose works have enhanced our world; and members of a dread secret society bent on evil. Here the eminent historian Jasper Ridley offers a thoughtful, rounded assessment of freemasonry throughout the ages, from its origins to the present day. Not a mason himself, Ridley nonetheless refutes many of the outrageous allegations made against the order and puts into proper perspective its many contributions to civilization over the centuries.
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Freemasonry : A Journey Through Ritual and Symbol
by W. Kirk MacNutly, W. K. Macnulty
The symbolism of freemasonry is illustrated and explained in this thought provoking book, which includes a collection of Masonic tracing boards. These symbols derived from the tools of stonemasons illustrate ideas and principles of universal significance. Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what masonry means to freemasons.
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Freemasonry in the 21st Century
by Don Bradley, Linda Darger (Illustrator)
The definitive description of what masons actually do behind closed doors. This books provides a blow by blow account of the rituals and their impact on candidates.
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The Origins of Freemasonry : Scotland's Century, 1590 - 1710
by David Stevenson
The records of lodges of stonemasons in seventeenth century Scotland form the basis for this well researched book by Stevenson, who teaches history at the University of St. Andrews. Masons and scholars will continue to debate whether the speculative lodges of accepted masons in England derived from these lodges of working stonemasons in Scotland.
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Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part : A Collection of Masonic Poems and Inspirational Fraternal Thoughts
by Stephen Dafoe (Editor)
Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth are the principles of the fraternity which has welcomed men from every walk of life. These ideals have often been set to verse by Freemasons such as Rudyard Kipling and Robbie Burns, who are well known in literary circles, and many others. These poems and inspirational messages are the purpose of this book.
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The Rise of the Public in Enlightenment Europe
by James Van Horn Melton
James Melton's lucid and accessible study examines the rise of 'the public' in eighteenth-century Europe. A work of comparative synthesis focusing on England, France and the German-speaking territories, this is the first book-length, critical reassessment of what Habermas termed the 'bourgeois public sphere'. During the Enlightenment the Public assumed a new significance as governments came to recognise the power of public opinion in political life; the expansion of print culture created new reading publics and transformed how and what people read; authors and authorship acquired new status, while the growth of commercialized theatres transferred monopoly over the stage from the court to the audience; salons, coffeehouses, taverns and Masonic lodges fostered new practices of sociability. Spanning a variety of disciplines, this important addition to New Approaches in European History will be of great interest to students of social and political history, literary studies, political theory, and the history of women. Hardcover or Paperback
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