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Paul J. Rich

2007

Freemasonry

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American Grand Lodge Proceedings, Paul J. Rich Dec 2006

American Grand Lodge Proceedings, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

This presentation at the international conference on Freemasonry hosted by the Grand Lodge of Scotland in Edinburgh was later reproduced by the Library of the United Grand Lodge of England. It calls attention to the most dull looking but actually valuable resources for secret society scholarship.


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 …