A History Of Secret SocietiesAlmost every social system throughout history has produced its secret societies. Here is a unique study of such societies from earliest recorded times to the present, along with an analysis of their forms, rituals, and beliefs. The author has traveled extensively to gather documentation. The Charcoal Burners of Italy, the Castrators of Russia, the Old Man of the Mountains, and the Gnostics are but a few of the many described. |
Contents
3THE RISE OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR 33 | |
4THE FALL OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR 41 | |
5THE PATH OF THE SUFI 49 | |
12FALSE CULTS AND SOCIETIES 96 | |
13THE HIGH PRIESTHOOD OF THEBES 99 | |
14THE DECIDED ONES OF JUPITER THE THUNDERER 103 | |
15THE ORDER OF THE PEACOCK ANGEL 107 | |
16THE MASTERS OF THE HIMALAYAS 118 | |
17THE SECRETS OF THE WITCHES 123 | |
18THE CULT OF THE BLACK MOTHER 133 | |
19THE ROSICRUCIANS 142 | |
6THE SECRET RITES OF MITHRA 61 | |
7THE GNOSTICS 66 | |
8THE CASTRATORS OF RUSSIA 71 | |
9THE CHARCOALBURNERS 80 | |
HOLY WARRIORS OF SPAIN 87 | |
11THE CULTS OF THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES 91 | |
20THE HOLY VEHM 152 | |
21DEVOTEES OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL 159 | |
22THE ILLUMINATED ONES 164 | |
23TONGS OF TERROR 176 | |
24PRIMITIVE INITIATION SOCIETIES 185 | |
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 189 | |
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