the brotherhood the secret world of the freemasons [author was killed after this publication] (steven knight, 1984)外语英文电子书

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1、TheBrotherhoodremovestheblanketofsecrecyoverFreemasonaryandpermitsanobjectiveinvestigationintoatopicofconsiderablepublicinterestInItaly,recentscandalshavetoppledthegovernment,andtheechoesofthatscandalcontinuetoreverberate.Inthisincisivebook,StephenKnightgoesbehindthescenesofatightlyknit,all-ma

2、lesociety,manyofwhosemembersholdveryinfluentialpositions,allofwhomareboundbyfierceoathsofsecrecy.DoesFreemasonarydiscriminateinfavorofitsmemberswhenitcomestojobs,careerpromotions,andbusiness?HowcompatibleisFreemasonarywithChristianityandJudaism?Alargenumberofinstancesinthisbookshowhowandwherem

3、asonicideasofmorality,charity,andfraternityhavebeenabused.ThesecrecythatsurroundsFreemasonaryhastraditionallybeenitsgreateststrength.Todayithasbecomeitsownworstenemy.Therevelationsinthisbookwillchallengemanystronglyheldbeliefs.STEPHENKNIGHTisaLondon-basedjournalistwithbooksoffictionandnonficti

4、ontohiscreditTheBrotherhoodcreatedfront-pageheadlinesinBritain,whereitwasanationalbestseller.ContentsAcknowledgementsixPrologue1PARTONE:WORKERS'GUILDTOSECRETSOCIETY1Origins152Metamorphosis203SchismandReunion254AcrosstheSeasandDowntheCenturies325TheThirty-ThirdDegree38PARTTWO:THEPOLICE6TheGreat

5、Debate497TheMenattheTop758WorshipfulMastersofConspiracy819OperationCountryman8610TheBrotherhoodMisjudged9711BirminghamCityPolice10812Conclusion113PARTTHREE:INSIDEINFORMATION13TheRabbi'sTale11714FiveMastersandaLewis12115JobsFortheBrethren?13016TheDissidents140PARTFOUR:THELAW17TheSystem15318TheT

6、wo-EdgedSword15719TheMasonPoisoner16120BarristersandJudges16721Solicitors187PARTFIVE:POWERSTEMPORALANDSPIRITUAL22Government19723TheHighestintheLand21124TheCityofLondon21625TheDevilinDisguise?230PARTSIX:THEKGBCONNECTION26TheItalianCrisis26927TheChinamanReport27928TheThreattoBritain297Epilogue30

7、4Appendices309FurtherReading318Index321AcknowledgementsIamfreetonameonlyasmallnumberofthemanyhundredsofpeoplewhohavehelpedmewithadviceandinformation.MostofthosewhohelpeddidsoonlyontheunderstandingthatIwouldsaynothingthatcouldleadtotheir