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Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation
| Author | : Henrik Bogdan |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0791480100 |
For more than three hundred years the practice of Masonic rituals of initiation has been part of Western culture, spreading far beyond the boundaries of traditional Freemasonry. Henrik Bogdan explores the historical development of these rituals and their relationship with Western esotericism. Beginning with the Craft degrees of Freemasonry—the blueprints, as it were, of all later Masonic rituals of initiation—Bogdan examines the development of the Masonic High Degrees, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn—the most influential of all nineteenth-century occultist initiatory societies—and Gerald Gardner's Witchcraft movement of the 1950s, one of the first large-scale Western esoteric New Religions Movements.
Rites of Ordination and Commitment in the Churches of the Nordic Countries
| Author | : Hans Raun Iversen |
| Publisher | : Museum Tusculanum Press |
| Total Pages | : 612 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9788763502658 |
A unique situation exists in the Nordic countries where there is a Lutheran majority living in ecumenical cooperation with other churches and ecclesiastical communities. This book attempts to shed light on what the churches have discovered they hold in common and on areas where they recognise that there are divergencies between them, both in relation to ordination and ministry, and in particular to the theology and terminology of ordination. The book brings together the research and insights of 23 researchers from all the Nordic countries studying more than 200 different kinds of 'ordination' rites from the Orthodox and Roman Catholic as well as Lutheran and non-Lutheran protestant traditions. After an introduction to the churches in the Nordic countries, the book presents 19 case studies from the Nordic countries. The last part includes some general ecumenical and liturgical perspectives on ordination and rites presented by international researchers.
An Encyclopædia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences
| Author | : Albert Gallatin Mackey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 532 |
| Release | : 1912 |
| Genre | : Freemasonry |
| ISBN | : |
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Essentials of Freemasonry
| Author | : S. Brent Morris, Ph.D. |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2006-05-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101217111 |
What is the truth about the Masons suggested in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code? Can Freemasonry really be dated back as far as Babylon? Did they really coordinate the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution? What really goes on at a Mason lodge during an initiation? Here is the real story behind the secret society that now boasts nearly five million members (and has included such illustrious fellows as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin), as revealed by a Master Mason. • Offers a highly illustrated field guide to Masonic jewelry and symbols • Includes further reading, a glossary, a list of famous Freemasons and information on Freemasonry in popular culture • Morris is a Master Mason
