{"product_id":"the-mythology-of-the-secret-societies","title":"The Mythology of the Secret Societies","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople have always been fascinated by secret societiesand never more so than today  when our post-Da Vinci Code imaginations are newly fired up by conspiracy theories and clandestine plots for world domination. But what is the truth about these covert groups? Renowned historian J. M. Roberts brings us an engrossing history of some of the most famous of these fraternities. Critically acclaimed on its original publication  this perennially classic work has been refreshed for the modern market and its widespread interest in the role of such groups as the Freemasons. Dr. Roberts analyzes the many forms secret societies take  and follows their origins  progression  and powerboth real and perceived. His intelligent scholarship throws a penetrating light on a murky area of shifting and proliferating alliances between evanescent and shadowy organizations  and plots the legendary careers of many of the conspirators who became the demon kings of revolutionary Europe. Its a smart  enthralling  and irresistible page-turner!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964492640309,"sku":"ByrdShop_190585756X","price":67.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781905857562.jpg?v=1770463215","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-mythology-of-the-secret-societies","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}