Freemasonry
Subtitle: rituals, symbols & history of the secret society
By: Mark Stavish.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Woodbury, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780738711485
Subjects: Freemasonry -- History; Freemasonry -- Symbolism; Freemasonry -- Rituals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is freemasonry?; title: The Temple of Solomon and the legend of Hiram Abiff; title: Masonic initiation and blue lodge; title: The world view of the renaissance : the world is alive and magic is afoot; title: Sacred geometry, gothic cathedrals, and the hermetic arts in stone; title: The lost word and the masonic quest; title: Scottish rite and the rise of esoteric freemasonry; title: Occult masonry in the 18th century; title: York rite and the survival of the Knights Templar; title: Freemasonry and the European occult revival; title: Conclusion: Modern masonry : much ado about nothing, or the revival of the craft?