Art And Imagination Series Freemasonary: Amazon.ca: W K Macnulty: Books

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Explore a truly astonishing range of interests, philosophies, religions, and cultures -- from alchemy to angels, Buddhism to Hinduism, myth to magic. The distinguished authors bring a wealth of knowledge, visionary thinking, and accessible writing to each intriguing subject in these lavishly illustrated, large-format paperback books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good pictoral look at freemasonry!, Nov 15 1996

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I loved it! This is an excellent book that explains the basics of freemasonry, along with excellent pictures

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on Masonic symbology, Jun 15 2004

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This book is one of the best books on Masonic symbology. Clear and concise, it gives a rational history and explanation of Masonry. The author has also written the hard-to-find "Way of the Craftsman". Brothers may relax; this is not an expose nor does it divulge secrets. It will help the esoteric-minded Mason learn more about the hidden mysteries of the Craft. There are reviews by those who know nothing of mysteries nor Freemasonry, notably 'madmeeting' and 'Pimentel'. Don't be dissuaded. This book is a summary both for the Mason and the public, and is a must-have for the researcher. Five stars!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, now buying my own copy, April 21 2004

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Bruce E. Nevin "BN" (EDGARTOWN, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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Images are informative in ways that are difficult for words to accomplish.

One reviewer ("medmeeting") after a useful survey of the book drags up a tired old hoax perpetrated more than a century ago by Leo Taxil, and shows his unfamiliarity with the sources that he quotes evidently at second or third hand.

For example, among the quotations is a passage on p. 321 of _Morals_and_Dogma_ in which Albert Pike purportedly confesses to satanism. Typically of this sort of scurrilous genre, the quotation omits the first sentence of the paragraph, which says "The Apocolypse is, to those who receive the nineteenth Degree, the Apotheosis of that Sublime Faith which aspires to God alone, and despises all the pomps and works of Lucifer."

The extended quotation attributed to Pike as his "Instructions to the 23 Supreme Councils of the World, July 14, 1889. Recorded by A.C. De La Rive in La Femme et l'Enfant dans la FrancMaconnerie Universelle on page 588" Taxil subsequently admitted was entirely his own fabrication. Caveat lector!

The source and distribution of the hoax is well documented, see for example http://www.templarhistory.com/taxil.html.

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Published on Feb 14 2004 by David Scheffer

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Published on April 29 2000 by Benjamin Pimentel

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Published on April 29 2000 by Benjamin Pimentel

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots to offer. Take what you will.
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Published on Feb 11 2000 by Bernhard W. Hoff

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding...
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