Who's Afraid of Freemasons?

Who's Afraid of Freemasons? by Piatigorsky, Alexander. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781860460296.

In the eighteenth century, Freemasonry was seen to be a force of enlightenment, yet it has come to be regarded as a sinister influence in public life. This definitive study reveals more about Masonry and the way it functions than any other work.Throughout his book Alexander Piatigorsky considers the institution from the point of view of both Masons and their critics, as well as from his own. In the first section he gives an outline of Masonic history, from the foundation of the Grand Lodge in Londons Covent Garden in 1717 through the extraordinary role of Masonry in Enlightenment Europe and the American Revolution to the present day. In the second part, he describes Freemasonrys rituals and symbolism, within which all Masonic religious ideas find their place. It is here that Piatigorskys wide knowledge of the worlds religions comes into its own.