📱 eBook en inglés THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF FREEMASONS REVEALED (SUMMARIZED EDITION)

Enriched edition. An Anti‑Masonic Exposé of Blue Lodge to Royal Arch Rites, Secrecy, and Reform in Early American Print Culture

WILLIAM MORGAN

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Sociología Estudios sociológicos

Sinopsis de THE MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF FREEMASONS REVEALED (SUMMARIZED EDITION)

Presented as a systematic exposé, The Mysteries and Secrets of Freemasons Revealed inventories ceremonies, obligations, signs, grips, and passwords from the Blue Lodge through the Royal Arch. Morgans style is procedural and plainspoken—rich in cues, dialogue, and stage directions—yet keyed to reformist urgency. Emerging from early nineteenth‑century print culture, it engages republican unease about secrecy while echoing a transatlantic tradition of anti‑Masonic disclosures. William Morgan, an itinerant artisan on New Yorks western frontier and a self‑proclaimed possessor of Masonic lore, partnered with printer David C. Miller after quarrels with local lodges. His contested status, coupled with a belief that public scrutiny tempers private power, shaped the project. His subsequent disappearance—long associated with the book, though unproven—magnified its political charge. Students of American political culture, religious history, and ritual studies—as well as curious general readers—will find here a bracing primary source. Read alongside Masonic defenses and independent histories, it clarifies how ritual knowledge circulates, why secrecy stirs anxiety, and how print mobilizes reform. For debates on transparency and association, Morgan remains indispensable.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

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Editorial: Quickie Classics

ISBN: 8596547877363

Idioma: Inglés

Fecha de lanzamiento: 10/01/2026

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