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Secret societies : inside the world's most notorious organizations / John Lawrence Reynolds.

Reynolds, John (John Lawrence) (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1559708263 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781559708265 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : Arcade Pub., [2006]
Distributor: Distributed by Hachette Book Group USA.
Copyright: ©2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-312) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : fools, fears and fanatics -- The Assassins ; nothing is true, everything is permitted -- Templars, illuminati and Freemasons : the secret seat of power -- Priory of Sion : keepers of the Holy Grail -- Druids and gnostics : knowledge and the eternal soul -- Kabbalah : origins of the apocalypse -- Rosicrucians : the pursuit of esoteric wisdom -- Triads : cultural criminals -- The Mafia and Cosa Nostra : wise guys and businessmen -- Yakuza : traditions and amputations -- Wicca : the great goddess and the horned god -- Skull & Bones : America's secret establishment -- Secret societies in popular culture : an endless fascination -- Critics, alarmists and conspiracy theorists : when does paranoia make sense? -- Afterword : of demons and baloney.