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Selected Works

2001

Paul J. Rich

Fraternal Studies, Symbology, Ritology, Freemasonry

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Egyptian Influence On Nineteenth Century Freemasonry, Paul J. Rich Dec 2000

The Egyptian Influence On Nineteenth Century Freemasonry, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

No abstract provided.


Scottish Rite Research Society, Paul J. Rich Dec 2000

Scottish Rite Research Society, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

The Scottish Rite Research Society is one of many Masonic historical groups, but certainly one whose publishing record justifies special notice. The guiding spirit has been Dr. Brent Morris, an immensely learned scholar.


Freemasonry, The Greeks, And Stepping, Paul J. Rich Dec 2000

Freemasonry, The Greeks, And Stepping, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

No abstract provided.


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.