The architects of America :: Freemasons and the growth of the United States /

Did the Freemasons consciously affect the geographical growth of the USA in order to invest the layout of the states with a deeper, symbolic meaning? The narrative concentrates on the development of Masonic ritual during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries-especially their description of the �...

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1. Verfasser: Blackwell, Russell
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Algora Pub., ©2012.
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Zusammenfassung:Did the Freemasons consciously affect the geographical growth of the USA in order to invest the layout of the states with a deeper, symbolic meaning? The narrative concentrates on the development of Masonic ritual during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries-especially their description of the 'ideal building' or Temple-the concurrent construction of America and the role Freemasons played in it, and the emergence of a simple but highly symbolic mathematical formula that recurs regularly throughout the history of the Republic. Maps and diagrams illustrate the surprising coherence of the theor.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780875869087
0875869084

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