The Genesis of Freemasonry
| The Genesis of Freemasonry
by David Harrison
Binding Hardback Description This book is a revealing but thoroughly enjoyable journey through the intricate history of English Freemasonry. Historian Dr David Harrison reconstructs the hidden history of the movement, tracing its roots through a mixture of mediaeval guild societies, alchemy and necromancy. He examines the earliest known Freemasons and their obsessions with Solomon’s Temple, alchemy and prophecy to the formation of the Grand Lodge in London, which in turn led to rebellions within the Craft throughout England, especially in York and with the formation of the ‘antients’. Harrison also analyses the role of French immigrant Dr Jean Theophilus Desaguliers in the development of English Freemasonry, focussing on his involvement with the formation of the mysterious modern Masonic ritual. All Freemasons and more general readers will find much of interest in this fascinating exploration of the very beginnings of Freemasonry, still one of the most mysterious brotherhoods in the world. Author Biography Dr David Harrison has written on the history of Freemasonry for a number of magazines and journals, his article on the Masonic rebellion in Liverpool recently appeared in the Lewis publication Freemasonry Today: The Best of Ten Years – Symbols and Mysteries. He has worked as a history lecturer for ten years and researched the complex and hidden history of English Freemasonry for his PhD as the University of Liverpool, where he is currently lecturing. Click here to read the authors recent interview with the Liverpool Daily post. |
