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Paul J. Rich

2007

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The Lost Symbol And Dan Brown: Masonic Secrets Of Washington, Paul J. Rich Dec 2006

The Lost Symbol And Dan Brown: Masonic Secrets Of Washington, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

This was originally a talk given in British Columbia in 2007, then in Geneva, and a revised portion of it appears in the Scottish Rite publication Plumbline, also found on this site. The Inquisition records are a great source for Masonic activities...a sort of early Roman Catholic rebuttal to Dan Brown's DaVinci Code and The Lost Symbol, if a rebuttal can precede an accusation. The article is a suggestion -- by presenting research based on actual Masonic activity I thought I might show that despite the enjoyment we get out of Brown's books, there is a more scholarly side to …