Secret societies
Subtitle: their mysteries revealed
By: John Lawrence Reynolds
Publisher: Clipper Large Print
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rearsby, Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781407414898
Subjects: Secret societies; History
Description: "The Cosa Nostra, Al Qaeda, the Triads, the Assassins, the Yakuza, Kabbalah, the Freemasons and the Druids. Secret societies have flourished throughout history, capturing the public imagination and generating fear, suspicion and above all fascination. John Lawrence Reynolds takes a behind-the-scenes look at the origins, initiations, secret signs and famous members of the most notorious secret societies of all time."--Publishers description.
Notes: Originally published in the United Kingdom by Summersdale, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The assassins; title: Templars, Illuminati and Freemasons; title: Priory of Sion; title: Druids and gnostics; title: Kabbalah; title: Rosicrucians; title: Triads; title: The Mafia and Cosa Nostra; title: Yakuza; title: Wicca; title: Skull & bones; title: Secret societies in popular culture; title: Critics, alarmists and conspiracy theorists.