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Paul J. Rich

Fraternalism

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Robert Burns's Apron (Power Point Presentation), Paul J. Rich Dec 2008

Robert Burns's Apron (Power Point Presentation), Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

No abstract provided.


Brotherly Love In Philadelphia: Reports Of Its Demise Are Exaggerated, Paul J. Rich Apr 2003

Brotherly Love In Philadelphia: Reports Of Its Demise Are Exaggerated, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

While concentrating on Philadelphia, the paper by inference supports the idea that the study of associationalism, social capital and fraternalism can profitably be done on a city by city basis, and that the view that society affiliations have succumbed to television-induced aloneness may be overstated.


Social Change And Freemasonry: The Scottish Rite's Primacy Rite, Paul J. Rich Apr 2002

Social Change And Freemasonry: The Scottish Rite's Primacy Rite, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

The rural or urban setting helped to determine the Masonic rite which grew and prospered in the area, and this is illustrated with the growth of American cities. Jane Jacobs can be related to the Scottish Rite, surprising as the notion seems.


The Ku Klux Klan As An Influence Outside The Deep South, Paul J. Rich Dec 2000

The Ku Klux Klan As An Influence Outside The Deep South, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

The Ku Klux Klan is a ritualistic fraternal organization, which puts it into the same category as the Moose, Eagles, Elks, and other animal crackers -- but only is one way. As I have said in several places, the Mafia is also an ngo. There are aberrant groups like the Klan that have seized some of the magic of fraternalism and ritual to entice members, as this somewhat controversial paper shows.


Rupert Sheldrake 2, Paul J. Rich Dec 1999

Rupert Sheldrake 2, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

No abstract provided.