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ISBN 10: 1119843421
ISBN 13: 9781119843429
Author: Christopher Hodapp

Freemasons For Dummies 3rd Edition Table of contents:

Part 1: What Is Freemasonry?

Chapter 1: Lodges, Aprons, and Funny Handshakes: Freemasonry 101

What Is Freemasonry?

What Do Masons Do?

Are [Fill in the Blank] Freemasons, Too?

Chapter 2: From Cathedrals to Lodge Rooms: A History of the Freemasons

Turning Stonecutters into Gentlemen: Freemasonry before 1700

Building Men: The 1700s

Growing, Changing, and Branching Out: The 1800s

Surviving and Surging: The 1900s

Experiencing the 21st Century: More Changes on the Way

Chapter 3: The Philosophy of Freemasonry

Defining What Masons Believe In

Establishing a New World Order?

Experiencing Mystic Masonry

Chapter 4: Politics, Religion, and Freemasons: They Don’t Mix

Exploring the History of Religion and the Masons

Refusing to Play Politics

Part 2: The Inner Workings of Freemasonry

Chapter 5: How the Freemasons Are Organized: Who Does What and Why

What’s Inside the Lodge?

Who’s in Charge around Here?

What Makes a Grand Lodge So, Well, Grand?

What Is a Regular, Recognized Lodge?

Chapter 6: The Ceremonies of Freemasons

Understanding Where Masonic Ritual Comes From

Performing the Rituals of the Modern Lodge

Chapter 7: The Symbols of Freemasonry

Symbolizing the Lessons of Freemasonry

Deciphering the Key Masonic Ideas

Explaining More Masonic Symbols

Chapter 8: Myths and Misconceptions about Masons

Digging to the Root of Freemasonry Misunderstandings

Debunking Common Myths about Freemasonry

Part 3: When One Lodge Isn’t Enough: The Appendant Bodies

Chapter 9: Introducing the Appendant Bodies: Who’s Who, and Who Isn’t

What Are Appendant Bodies?

What About These Other Groups?

Chapter 10: The York Rite

The York Rite System

Royal Arch Masonry

The Cryptic Rite

Chivalric Masonry and the Knights Templar

Other York Rite Bodies

York Rite Charities

Chapter 11: The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Surveying the Scottish Rite System

Tracing the Scottish Rite’s Origins

Introducing Albert Pike: Sage of the Scottish Rite

Listing the Degrees of the Scottish Rite

Serving Communities through Charitable Work

Chapter 12: Shriners International

Getting to Know the Shriners

Tracing the History from Partiers to Philanthropists

Putting a Little of the Boy Back in the Man

Considering the Shrine’s Place in Freemasonry

Chapter 13: The Extended Masonic Family

Bringing Women into the Lodge

Not Just Kidding Around: The Youth Groups

Checking Out Lesser-Known Masonic Groups

Investigating Masonic Research Societies

Part 4: Freemasonry Today and Tomorrow

Chapter 14: Why Freemasonry Is Still Relevant

A Breakdown in Community

Where Freemasonry Fits In

Chapter 15: Freemasons and the Future

Speculating on the Future of the Craft

Going Back to the Future

“Masoning” on the Internet

Chapter 16: So You Want to Become a Freemason

Examining Why Men Become Masons

To Be One, Ask One

Joining a Lodge

Part 5: The Part of Tens

Chapter 17: Ten Groups of Famous Masons

Founding Fathers

Explorers and Adventurers

Pioneers of Science and Medicine

Actors and Entertainers

Incredible Athletes

Military Leaders

Significant Businessmen

Players in the World of Statecraft

U.S. Civil Rights Leaders

Men of Arts and Letters

Chapter 18: Ten Amazing Conspiracies, Anti-Masons, and Hoaxes

Leo Taxil and the Great Hoax!

The Illuminati!

Trilats, CFRs, and Bilderbergers, Oh My!

The Secret 33rd Degree!

Jack the Ripper: A Freemason!

The Italian P2 Lodge Scandal!

Washington, D.C., Is Satan’s Road Map!

Aleister Crowley, Satanist and Freemason!

Freemasons Founded the Nazis!

Masonic Cops! Masonic Judges!

Chapter 19: Ten Cool Masonic Places

George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Virginia)

House of the Temple (Washington, D.C.)

Freemason’s Hall (Philadelphia)

Masonic Temple (Detroit)

Grand Lodge of New York Masonic Hall (New York City)

Scottish Rite Cathedral (Indianapolis)

Freemason Hall (London)

Templar Church (London)

Rosslyn Chapel (Roslin, Scotland)

Musée de la Francmaçonnerie and other Masonic sites (Paris)

Part 6: Appendixes

Appendix A: The Regius Manuscript

A Poem of Moral Duties

Appendix B: Anderson’s Constitutions

The Charges Of A Free Mason

Appendix C: Finding a Lodge

Mainstream U.S. Grand Lodges

Prince Hall Grand Lodges

Canadian Grand Lodges

Index

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