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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Freemasons."”.
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Freemasons in government in the United States, 1776-1840.
Mason and non-Mason labored side-by-side in their effort to carve out a government of, by, and for, the people from an almost uninhabited wilderness. In a spirit of independence, the American colonists overthrew the rule of the "Mother Country" and established the new American nation. Many of the …
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"It's not a Collective; It's a Personal Experience that Happens to be Shared": How Philosophical Systems of Individualism are Sustained through Masonic Collaboration.
… from an anthropological perspective. The Freemasons are a fraternal society with a global presence. In this work, the experience of Freemasonry, as both an individual/personal journey and a shared/collective activity is discussed. The work utilizes a number of methods and theoretical …
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Colonial American Freemasonry and its Development to 1770
… appears to have been a greater influence by Freemasons on the development of the colony. In contrast, where Masonic activity was less evident, its direct and indirect effect was not as noticeable.</p> <p>I was able to conclude from my research that Freemasonry, as a social and fraternal …
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Freemasonry and the Political History of Sierra Leone: 1890 – 1992
… unseen archival records and testimony of Freemasons for its evidence. Discussing the origins or Freemasonry in the 18th Century, and how it became inculcated with principles of universalism, cosmopolitanism and apoliticism, it then examines Freemasonry’s expansion with the British Empire …
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Monument Square, Charlestown : seeking timelessness in a temporal world
… and at least one special-interest group - the freemasons. Through historical research and visual analysis, this thesis studies these factors as part of the process through which the product, Monument Square, emerged. The construction time period of the monument coincided with a fundamental …
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Conspiracies and Secret Societies in Interwar French Literature
… from right-wing and leftist groups to Freemasons, Jesuits, and Jews. Serving as both the subject of fictional works and the object of critical study, the figure of the secret society allowed authors to position themselves and their texts within this context of uncertainty and suspicion. …
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Svenska Pommern : kulturmöten och identifikation 1720–1815
… members. Especially the Swedish Order of Freemasons succeeded in building up Lodges in Swedish Pomerania. In literature and historiography, a certain motive of relationship between Pomerania and Sweden was developed. The connection between motherland and province was constitutive for its …
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THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SIR HORACE JONES PRIBA (1819-1887)
… particularly his work for the restoration of the Freemasons’ Hall. Jones’s personal life in this latter part of his career is investigated in detail for the first time. His personal correspondence and a rare photographic family album reveal previously unknown aspects about his personal and …
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Unbound by Law: Association and Autonomy in the Early American Republic
… the autonomy of their members, such as the Freemasons, came to stand out in ways they had not just a generation before. By about 1840, certain conceptions of voluntary membership had become so generally accepted that the judicial superintendence of private associations would become less …
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"It was by reason of being Mormons that we were kept at arms length" : Mormonism, Freemasonry, and conflicting interests on the Illinois frontier.
Following the creation of a Masonic lodge in Nauvoo, Illinois, in March 1842, Mormons living in the area enthusiastically joined the fraternity. Despite the eagerness with which Mormons affiliated with the society, many non-Mormon Masons in Illinois viewed the Mormons with suspicion and contempt …