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The Secret History Of Freemasonry: Its Origins And Connection To The Knights Templar Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Explores the hidden history of Freemasonry from ancient Rome, through the Middle Ages, to the present• Shows the close connection between medieval masons and the Knights Templar• Illustrates the sacred nature of Roman and medieval trade associations• Reveals the missing link that connects the lodges of modern Freemasonry to the medieval brotherhoods of buildersHistorians often make a sharp distinction between the operative Masonry of the Middle Ages and the speculative Masonry of modern times, emphasizing that there is no direct bridge connecting the two. Modern historians also have scoffed at Masonic claims concerning the close relationship between the Lodge and the Temple. Using medieval archives housed throughout Europe, historian Paul Naudon reveals that there was in fact a very intimate connection between the Masons and the Knights Templar. Church records of medieval Paris show that most, if not all, the Masons of that time were residents of the Templar censive, which allowed them to enjoy great exemptions and liberties from both church and state as a result of the protection afforded them by this powerful order.Naudon shows that the origins of Freemasonry can be traced back to the collegia of ancient Rome. He traces the evolution of organizations such as the Comacine Masters, the Arab turuqs, and the brotherhoods of builders created under the aegis of the Benedictines and the Knights Templar, all of which provide the vehicle for the transmission of a sacred tradition from pre-Christian times to the modern era. This tradition is the source of Masonic ritual and symbolism, and it provides the missing link in the transformation of the operative Masonry of the medieval cathedral builders to the spiritual principles of modern speculative Masonry.
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Inner Traditions; First US Ed. edition (April 7, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 159477028X
ISBN-13: 978-1594770289
Product Dimensions:  6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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I have a house full of books on this subject - take my advice!This one vol. belongs on your short list of books to read which connects the dots between the ancient Knights Templar & modern day Freemasonry. Due yourself a big favor and enlighten yourself with some important historical insights. Unburden your mind of previous theories which refuse to go back to what actually happened.A novel like the Da Vinci Code this is NOT.I am talking real scholarship from a translated text written by a Frenchman who knows how life was like in his country hundreds of years ago.This author causes one to see into the past and understand how the culture really operated at this place & time.Kind of rare to find a book like this any longer - just the facts please madam.Now go and due your research on Rosslyn Chapel to complete the story!"Seek, and ye shall find: if ye do not seek, neither shall ye find.""A man could read every Masonic ritual there is, and discover all the "secret work," but he still would not be a Mason. Being a Mason does not come from study. It is something that happens in your heart and mind when you take the Degrees." - Bro. Jerry Marsengill
This book presents as one of the best researched in the area of the history of freemasonry. The author has no hidden agendas to meet and so does not dabble in speculation - which unfortunately is becoming the "norm" for books on this topic.As a thoroughly researched volume it does tend to bog down in names, dates and details, but this only lends more support to it's validity.If you want a book that cuts through the nonsense you'll read in 60% of what others offer, and yet makes the history it documents almost as diverting as the wild speculations found in other books, this is the book for you. You will learn much.
The hidden history of freemasons from Rome to modern times is revealed in a survey which traces modern freemasonry back to colleges of artisans in ancient Rome, and their organization evolution to the Arab turuqs, brotherhoods of builders created under the Knights Templar. Spiritual, social and cultural history blend in a survey which examines both Freemason history and spiritual concepts and how they changed from early to modern times. The Secret History Of Freemasonry: Its Origins And Connection To The Knights Templar provides fascinating and informative chapters covering everything from cooperative masonry associations to speculative masonry rituals.
In looking at the title, I was expecting something along the lines of a book which was one part conspiracy theory and one part history. Something about the aura of freemasonry draws these kinds of thoughts to the fore. However, the author is giving us a historical explanation of the origins of the freemasons along with a bit of history about the Knights Templar.First, the author tells us the distinction between operative freemasonry and speculative Freemasonry (the capitalization is the author's). The first refers to the organizations of builders. The second refers to the organizations which arose many centuries later and had not connected with the builders, but are the organizations we think of today when we think of Freemasons.The book is not the easiest of reads as it was not designed as a quick narrative of suspense as are most books of Freemasonry. The author, very diligently, walks the reader through history to show how religion, government, and culture were united, spread, or opposed by the groups of builders. Without an understanding of architecture and a background in ancient history, this can be a little hard to follow. It is, nonetheless, very educational to watch the connections across the European and Asian continents.This may not be the most exciting of reads, but it was not intended to be. It will provide the reader a more ancient and grounded understanding of the organization which became Freemasons.
It took me a year to finish this book. If you are into buildings then you will love this book. The first hundred or so pages are about nothing but the makeup of masonic buildings. I tried so hard to read it but it was just so mind numbingly boring that it was hard for me to even look at it much less read it. I expected a book over freemasonry not about how they built their houses.
This is a book that merits a shelf all on it's own. In my own little library are the best and worst of books on this subject, but this one does the best and most believable job altogether. I commend it.
Not a bad analysis, on the craft & order of Knights; good insight and well organized, but the quintessential book on the Templars would have to be Wasserman's "The Templars and the Assasins" it tells of the true Templar evolution to the fullest. Two good companions would also be "African Origins of Freemasonry' by Zachary Gremillion (2005) & "The Huevolution of Sacred Muur Science Past and Present" by Noble Timothy Myers-El (2005)
The book does a great job of tying the Templers to Freemasonry from a French point of view. After all, the Templers were French. I have been a student of Freemasonry for over 20 years and am delighted with the book. I have read just over 1/2 of this French to English translation and find it slow going - not because of the excellent writing - but because I find myself Googeling the many new facts I have discovered. I have found few errors. Prepare to be amazed if you are a Masonic scholar.
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