Freemasonry And The Enlightenment
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Living The Enlightenment
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Author : Margaret C. Jacob
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1991-12-26
Living The Enlightenment written by Margaret C. Jacob and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-12-26 with History categories.
Long recognized as more than the writings of a dozen or so philosophes, the Enlightenment created a new secular culture populated by the literate and the affluent. Enamoured of British institutions, Continental Europeans turned to the imported masonic lodges and found in them a new forum that was constitutionally constructed and logically egalitarian. Originating in the Middle Ages, when stone-masons joined together to preserve their professional secrets and to protect their wages, the English and Scottish lodges had by the eighteenth century discarded their guild origins and become an international phenomenon that gave men and eventually some women a place to vote, speak, discuss and debate. Margaret Jacob argues that the hundreds of masonic lodges founded in eighteenth-century Europe were among the most important enclaves in which modern civil society was formed. In France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Britain men and women freemasons sought to create a moral and social order based upon reason and virtue, and dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality. A forum where philosophers met with men of commerce, government, and the professions, the masonic lodge created new forms of self-government in microcosm, complete with constitutions and laws, elections, and representatives. This is the first comprehensive history of Enlightenment freemasonry, from the roots of the society's political philosophy and evolution in seventeenth-century England and Scotland to the French Revolution. Based on never-before-used archival sources, it will appeal to anyone interested in the birth of modernity in Europe or in the cultural milieu of the European Enlightenment.
Freemasonry And The Enlightenment
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Author : James Stevens Curl
language : en
Publisher: Anchor Books
Release Date : 2011
Freemasonry And The Enlightenment written by James Stevens Curl and has been published by Anchor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Architecture categories.
Speculative Freemasonry And The Enlightenment
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Author : R. William Weisberger
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-09-20
Speculative Freemasonry And The Enlightenment written by R. William Weisberger and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-20 with History categories.
Freemasonry began with stonemasons in the Middle Ages experiencing the decline of cathedral building. Some guilds invited honorary memberships to boost their numbers. These usually highly educated new members practiced symbolic or "speculative Freemasonry." The new Masonic lodges and learned societies offered their growing numbers of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish members an understanding of deism, Newtonian science and representative government, and of literature and the fine arts. This work describes how Masons on both sides of the Atlantic were mostly either enlighteners, political reformers or moderate revolutionaries. They offered minimal support to radical revolutionary ideas and leaders.
Brotherly Love
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Author : Kenneth B. Loiselle
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2014-08-21
Brotherly Love written by Kenneth B. Loiselle and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-21 with History categories.
Friendship, an acquired relationship primarily based on choice rather than birth, lay at the heart of Enlightenment preoccupations with sociability and the formation of the private sphere. In Brotherly Love, Kenneth Loiselle argues that Freemasonry is an ideal arena in which to explore the changing nature of male friendship in Enlightenment France. Freemasonry was the largest and most diverse voluntary organization in the decades before the French Revolution. At least fifty thousand Frenchmen joined lodges, the memberships of which ranged across the social spectrum from skilled artisans to the highest ranks of the nobility. Loiselle argues that men were attracted to Freemasonry because it enabled them to cultivate enduring friendships that were egalitarian and grounded in emotion.Drawing on scores of archives, including private letters, rituals, the minutes of lodge meetings, and the speeches of many Freemasons, Loiselle reveals the thought processes of the visionaries who founded this movement, the ways in which its members maintained friendships both within and beyond the lodge, and the seemingly paradoxical place women occupied within this friendship community. Masonic friendship endured into the tumultuous revolutionary era, although the revolutionary leadership suppressed most of the lodges by 1794. Loiselle not only examines the place of friendship in eighteenth-century society and culture but also contributes to the history of emotions and masculinity, and the essential debate over the relationship between the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.
Speculative Freemasonry And The Enlightenment
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Author : Richard William Weisberger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Speculative Freemasonry And The Enlightenment written by Richard William Weisberger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Social Science categories.
Handbook Of Freemasonry
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2014-06-12
Handbook Of Freemasonry written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-12 with Reference categories.
Freemasonry is the largest, oldest, and most influential secret society in the world. The Brill Handbook of Freemasonry is a pioneering work that brings together, for the first time, leading scholars on Freemasonry. The first section covers historical perspectives, such as the origins and early history of Freemasonry. The second deals with the relationship between Freemasonry and specific religious traditions such as the Catholic Church, Judaism, and Islam. In the third section, organisational themes, such as the use of rituals, are explored, while the fourth section deals with issues related to society and politics - women, blacks, colonialism, nationalism, and war. The fifth and final section is devoted to Freemasonry and culture, including music, literature, modern art, architecture and material culture.
The Satanic Pope Enlightenment
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Author : Jaheem R Hilts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-18
The Satanic Pope Enlightenment written by Jaheem R Hilts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-18 with categories.
This is documentation of the true existence of a Sovereignty Order, under religious practices. This Order is claiming Ancient practices that should not be interfered with by any Government Laws. We believe in The Creator and we believe in The Laws of The Universe. We believe we have The Rights to function under abilities, in all Satanic practices private or public. Our purpose and cause is to enlighten those we choose; we don't operate by force. We exercise love, peace and harmony in the evolution of humanity. We believe when God casted Satan down to Earth, it formed a Government of intellectual Spiritual Beings that would form a Government for intellectual Humans to follow. This Declaration is only for the chosen, only those initiated.
The Origins Of Freemasonry
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Author : David Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-09-20
The Origins Of Freemasonry written by David Stevenson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-09-20 with History categories.
This book is a new edition of David Stevenson's classic account of the origins of Freemasonry, a brotherhood of men bound together by secret initiatives, rituals and modes of identification with ideals of fraternity, equality, toleration and reason. Beginning in Britain, Freemasonry swept across Europe in the mid-eighteenth century in astonishing fashion--yet its origins are still hotly debated today. The prevailing assumption has been that it emerged in England around 1700, but David Stevenson demonstrates that the real origins of modern Freemasonry lie in Scotland around 1600, when the system of lodges was created by stonemasons with rituals and secrets blending medieval mythology with Renaissance and seventeenth-century history. This fascinating work of historical detection will be essential reading for anyone interested in Renaissance and seventeenth-century history, for freemasons themselves, and for those readers captivated by the secret societies at the heart of the bestselling The Da Vinci Code. David Stevenson is Emeritus Professor of Scottish History at the University of St. Andrews. His many previous publications include The Scottish Revolution, 1637-1644; Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Scotland, 1644-1651; and The First Freemasons; Scotland, Early Lodges and their Members. His most recent book is the The Hunt for Rob Roy (2004). Previous edition Hb (1988) 0-521-35326-2 Previous edition Pb (1990) 0-521-39654-9
The Craft
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Author : John Dickie
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-08-04
The Craft written by John Dickie and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with History categories.
'Convincingly researched and thoroughly entertaining' - Wall Street Journal THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2020 'This book shows that, despite rumours of demon dwarfs, piano-playing crocodiles and world domination, the real story of the Freemasons is one of male eccentricity.' 'The Craft is a superb book that often reads like an adventure novel. It's informative, fascinating and often very funny. The depth of research is awe-inspiring, but what really makes this book is the author's visceral understanding of what constitutes a good story.' - The Times Book of the Week '[John Dickie] takes on this sensational subject with a wry turn of phrase and the cool judgment of a fine historian... I enjoyed this book enormously. Dickie's gaze is both wide and penetrating. He makes a persuasive case for masonry's historic importance.' - Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'The Craft is a shadow history of modernity. Though more sober than most lodge meetings, it is, like its subject, ingenious and frequently bizarre... The Craft is well-crafted and sensible, making good use of English archives which have only recently been opened.' - Spectator *** Insiders call it 'the Craft'. To the rest of us, Freemasonry is mysterious and suspect. Yet its story is peopled by some of the most distinguished men of the last three centuries: Winston Churchill and Walt Disney; Wolfgang Mozart and Shaquille O'Neal; Benjamin Franklin and Buzz Aldrin; Rudyard Kipling and 'Buffalo Bill' Cody; Duke Ellington and the Duke of Wellington. Founded in London in 1717 as a set of character-forming ideals and a way of binding men in fellowship, Freemasonry proved so addictive that within two decades it had spread across the globe. Masonic influence became pervasive. Under George Washington, the Craft became a creed for the new American nation. Masonic networks held the British empire together. Under Napoleon, the Craft became a tool of authoritarianism and then a cover for revolutionary conspiracy. Both the Mormon Church and the Sicilian mafia owe their origins to Freemasonry. The Masons were as feared as they were influential. In the eyes of the Catholic Church, Freemasonry has always been a den of devil-worshippers. For Hitler, Mussolini and Franco the Lodges spread the diseases of pacifism, socialism and Jewish influence, so had to be crushed. Professor Dickie's The Craft is a surprising and enthralling exploration of a movement that not only helped to forge modern society, but still has substantial contemporary influence. With 400,000 members in Britain, over a million in the USA, and around six million across the world, understanding the role of Freemasonry is as important now as it has ever been.
The Radical Enlightenment
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Author : Margaret C. Jacob
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1981-01-01
The Radical Enlightenment written by Margaret C. Jacob and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-01-01 with History categories.