Cover of Freemasons For Dummies

Freemasons For Dummies

For Dummies series

Fascinated by Freemasons? Freemasons For Dummiesis the internationally best-selling introduction to the Masons, the oldest and largest "secret society" in the world. This balanced, eye-opening guide demystifies Freemasonry, explaining everything from its elaborate rituals and cryptic rites, to its curious symbols and their meanings. Find out what goes on in a Masonic meeting. You'll understand the true purposes of Masonic "secrecy" and philosophy, meet famous Masons throughout history, and discover related organizations like the Knights Templar, the Scottish Rite, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Shriners. Explore the controversies and conspiracy theories that swirl around this organization at the center of Dan Brown's novel The Lost Symbol, and discover the changes coming to the Craft.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Freemasons For Dummies? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Freemasons For Dummies. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. A Pilgrim's Path: Freemasonry and the Religious Right Shares freemasonry, masonic, masonry
  2. The Masonic Myth: Unlocking the Truth About the Symbols, the Secret Rites, and the History of Freemasonry Shares freemasonry, masonic, nonfiction
  3. The Meaning of Masonry Shares freemasonry, masonic, masonry
  4. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry Shares freemasonry, nonfiction, history

“People who read Freemasons For Dummies tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Free onlineFree The Builders: A Story and Study of Masonry
  2. Free onlineFree Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
  3. Mormonism for Dummies
  4. Forensics for Dummies

“If you want more of the same (history about religion), start with these.”

  1. Go to Hell: A Heated History of the Underworld
  2. Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden
  3. The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession
  4. The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve

“If it was the freemasonry that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. The Symbolism Of Freemasonry
  2. Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance
  3. The Book of Hiram
  4. The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Freemasons: A History and Exploration of the World's Oldest Secret Society: Inside the World's Oldest Secret Society
  2. Element Encyclopedia Of Secret Signs And Symbols The Ultimate A Z Guide From Alchemy To The Zodiac
  3. Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
  4. Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern Europe