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Morals And Dogma (Illustrated) (1901)

by Albert Pike(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Global Grey

review 1: Albert Pike was a genius and an man of so many passions and adventures that all Americans should be familiar with his life and work. This book is attributed to the subject of masonry - the fraternal organization of ancient origin and international influence - yet it covers so much territory it is difficult to put it in any one category. This is a densely packed volume of immeasurable scope and will take some time to digest but is truly a national treasure.
review 2: For those who are Masons, they will obviously find more value in this than I have. At times it felt as if I was reading a work that resembles Jehovahs Witness or FLDS philosophical propaganda. For those who are wrapped up in the conspiracy theories and tie ins with the illuminati thanks to Dan Bro... morewns hollywoodizing of the subject matter, you will most likely be dissappointed. Pike obviously on many occassions talks in circles incorporating symbolism, massaged historical interpretations, established definitions intended to prove the writers point or agenda etc. The real "dirt" is intentionally left out and what is left consists of essentially of brainwashing filler which is used to convince or allow the reader who should be either and existing or new applicant to the Freemasons to help them open their mind and to think outside their already existing box. On many occassions I can see it going 2 ways, they jump in feet first and buy into everything or they take everything with a grain of salt and buy into more or less the modern day casual thinking processes of the social group. With all that said, I wouldnt recommend this to the casual reader unless they are doing either some academic research or are looking for a little bit more depth to what they already know of the Masons through movies, books, or documentaries, or of course the masonic community in general. Just dont expect to turn over anything groundbreaking if that is what you are looking for. less

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