Since their inception at the beginning of the XNUMXth century, Masons have been surrounded by rumors and legends. At all times, they were credited with a latent influence on the world economy and politics, financial crises, revolutions and defeats in wars were explained by their intrigues. Historian Kirk McNulty’s book tells of true Freemasonry, infinitely far from all of the above.
Since their inception in the early XNUMXth century, Masons have been surrounded by rumors and legends. At all times, they were credited with a huge latent influence on the world economy and politics, financial crises, revolutions and defeats in wars were explained by their intrigues. The colorful book of the historian Kirk McNulty — calm, restrained and informative — tells about genuine Freemasonry, infinitely far from all of the above. Exploring the symbolism of various orders and lodges, searching for the roots of «pro-Masonic» and «anti-Masonic» myths, tracing the biographies of influential Masons and examining in detail the foundations of the Masonic worldview, McNulty builds a reliable image of this trend, cleared of conjectures. And the illustrations included in the book allow the reader to get acquainted with examples of art that has experienced the influence of Freemasonry.
Art-Rodnik, 320 p.