The Origins of Freemasonry
- ISBN-10
- 0521677718
- ISBN-13
- 9780521677714
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 263
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-12-30
- Author
- David Stevenson
Description
David Stevenson's classic book is an 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, and for freemasons themselves.
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- 2016-10-18
- 176 pages
- Ebook
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- 1990-09-20
- 246 pages
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- Cambridge University Press
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