Women’s Agency and Rituals in Mixed and Female Masonic Orders

ISBN13: 

9789004172395

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9789047425861

Publication Date: 

October 2008

Copyright Year: 

2008

Format: 

Hardback

Publication Type: 

Book

Pages, Illustr.: 

xvi, 450 pp.

Imprint: 

BRILL

Kostprijs  161,00 Euro

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Edited by Alexandra Heidle and Jan A.M. Snoek

Women have been structurally part of the masonic enterprise from at least the middle of the 18th century. Yet, little is known about the ways in which they themselves obtained and exercised power to influence the systems they were involved in, in order to adapt them to be more appropriate to their needs. This volume intends to concentrate on two aspects: Women’s agency (i.e. the power women gained and exercised in this context) and rituals (i.e. the role of men and women in changing and shaping the rituals women work with). These two aspects are closely related, since it requires some agency to realise changes in existing rituals.

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Initiating Women in Freemasonry. The adoption rite

Initiating Women in Freemasonry

The Adoption Rite

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By Jan A.M. Snoek

Freemasonry is generally regarded a male phenomenon. Yet, both before 1723 and since 1744, women were initiated as well. This book is about the rituals, used for the initiation of women in the Adoption Lodges, since the middle of the 18th century. It describes their contents, roots and creation before reviewing and conceptualising their development in the past three centuries. It analyses the different families of rituals within the Adoption Rite, and gives an overview of specific developments, showing how the rituals were adapted to their changing contexts. Apart from its relevance for the history of Freemasonry in general and the Adoption Rite in particular, the book also writes a hitherto unknown chapter of women’s history. Of particular interest for the history of feminism is the chapter about the 20th century, which could only be written now that the documents concerning it, which had been moved to Moscow in 1945, had been returned in 2000

Kostrpijs € 178

ISBN13: 

9789004210790

E-ISBN: 

9789004219342

Publication Date: 

December 2011

Copyright Year: 

2012

Format: 

Hardback

Publication Type: 

Book

Pages, Illustr.: 

xviii, 518 pp.

Imprint: 

BRILL

Handboek of Freemasonry

Handbook of Freemasonry

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Edited by Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg) and Jan A.M. Snoek (prof. em. University of Heidelberg)

Freemasonry is the largest, oldest, and most influential secret society in the world. The Brill Handbook of Freemasonry is a pioneering work that brings together, for the first time, leading scholars on Freemasonry. The first section covers historical perspectives, such as the origins and early history of Freemasonry. The second deals with the relationship between Freemasonry and specific religious traditions such as the Catholic Church, Judaism, and Islam. In the third section, organisational themes, such as the use of rituals, are explored, while the fourth section deals with issues related to society and politics - women, blacks, colonialism, nationalism, and war. The fifth and final section is devoted to Freemasonry and culture, including music, literature, modern art, architecture and material culture.

Kostprijs 207 Euro

ISBN13: 

9789004218338

E-ISBN: 

9789004273122

Publication Date: 

June 2014

Copyright Year: 

2014

Format: 

Hardback

Publication Type: 

Reference Work

Pages, Illustr.: 

xx, 669 pp., index

Imprint: 

BRILL

Biographical note

Henrik Bogdan, Ph.D. (2003), is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at University of Gothenburg. He is the author of Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation (2007), and co-editor of several works, including Occultism in a Global Perspective (2013).

Jan A.M. Snoek, Ph.D. (1987) in the Sciences of Religions, University of Leiden (The Netherlands), is attached to the Institute for the Sciences of Religions at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), and published widely about the development of masonic rituals. Among his publications are Initiating Women in Freemasonry, The Adoption Rite (Brill, 2012).

Contributors include: Marijo Ariens-Volker, José A. Ferrer Benimeli, Henrik Bogdan, Matthew Crow, James Stevens Curl, Malcolm Davies, Mark J.R. Dennis, Robert A. Gilbert, Jessica Harland-Jacobs, Kristiane Hasselmann, Arturo de Hoyos, Massimo Introvigne, Margaret Jacob, Guy Liagre, Pierre Mollier, Robert Jan van Pelt, Charles Porset, Andrew Prescott, Cecile Révauger, François Rognon, Matthew Scanlan, Jan A.M. Snoek, David Stevenson, Jeffrey Tyssens, Jean-François Var, Daniel Weinbren, and Thierry Zarconne.

Table of contents

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1: Introduction
Henrik Bogdan and Jan Snoek

PART I
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 2: The History of Freemasonry: An Overview
Jan Snoek and Henrik Bogdan

Chapter 3: The Old Charges
Andrew Prescott

Chapter 4: The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland
David Stevenson

Chapter 5: The Origins of Freemasonry: England
Matthew Scanlan

Chapter 6: Freemasonry and Templarism
Pierre Mollier

Chapter 7: Freemasonry and the Enlightenment
Margaret Jacob and Matthew Crow

Chapter 8: Masonic Historiography
Charles Porset

PART II
FREEMASONRY AND RELIGION

Chapter 9: Freemasonry and the Catholic Church
José A. Ferrer Benimeli

Chapter 10: Freemasonry and the Orthodox Churches
Jean-François Var

Chapter 11: Freemasonry and Protestant Churches
Guy Liagre

Chapter 12: Freemasonry and Judaism
Robert Jan van Pelt

Chapter 13: Freemasonry and Islam
Thierry Zarconne

Chapter 14: Freemasonry and Eastern Religions
Jessica Harland-Jacobs and Jan Snoek

Chapter 15: Freemasonry and Western Esotericism
Henrik Bogdan

Chapter 16: Freemasonry and New Religious Movements
Massimo Introvigne

PART III
RITUAL, ORGANISATION, AND DIFFUSION

Chapter 17: Masonic Rituals of Initiation
Jan Snoek

Chapter 18: Freemasonry and Performance
Kristiane Hasselmann

Chapter 19: Masonic Rites and Systems
Arturo De Hoyos

Chapter 20: Relationships between Grand Lodges
Jan Snoek

Chapter 21: Freemasonry and Friendly Societies
Daniel Weinbren

PART IV
FREEMASONRY, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS

Chapter 22: Freemasonry and Women
Jan Snoek

Chapter 23: Freemasonry and Blacks
Cecile Révauger

Chapter 24: Freemasonry and Colonialism
Jessica Harland-Jacobs

Chapter 25: Freemasonry and Nationalism
Jeffrey Tyssens

Chapter 26: Freemasonry and War
François Rognon

PART V
FREEMASONRY AND CULTURE

Chapter 27: Freemasonry and Music
Malcolm Davies

Chapter 28: Freemasonry and Literature
R.A. Gilbert

Chapter 29: Freemasonry and Modern Art
Marijo Ariens-Volker

Chapter 30: Freemasonry and Architecture
James Stevens Curl

Chapter 31: The Material Culture of Freemasonry
Mark J.R. Dennis

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Lexique des symboles maçonniques

LE LEXIQUE DES SYMBOLES MAÇONNIQUES

Par Géplu dans Edition

Ecrit par Roger Dachez et Alain Bauer et publié dans la Collection Que sais-je?,  le Lexique des symboles maçonniques est paru. De Abeille à Voyages, en passant par les Colonnes, les Gants, les Métaux, la Perpendiculaire et le Sablier, il recense et présente pas moins de 200 symboles !

L’introduction du livre commence ainsi : « Ici, tout est symbole… » Telle est l’une des formules les plus souvent entendues dans les loges maçonniques. Autant dire que rien, ou presque, n’est insignifiant dans la décoration, l’agencement, la disposition d’une loge maçonnique, tout comme dans les décors dont se revêtent les francs-maçons ou les termes utilisés dans les rituels. Ainsi la franc-maçonnerie offre à des adeptes un univers de signes matériels ou sonores, de figures, d’objets ou de mots, qui sont tous dotés d’un sens moral ou spirituel.

Vous pouvez lire l’intégralité de cette introduction sur le site de Roger Dachez Pierres Vivantes

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