Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation
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Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation

  1. 247 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation

About this book

Historical exploration of Masonic rituals of initiation.

For more than three hundred years the practice of Masonic rituals of initiation has been part of Western culture, spreading far beyond the boundaries of traditional Freemasonry. Henrik Bogdan explores the historical development of these rituals and their relationship with Western esotericism. Beginning with the Craft degrees of Freemasonry-the blueprints, as it were, of all later Masonic rituals of initiation-Bogdan examines the development of the Masonic High Degrees, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn-the most influential of all nineteenth-century occultist initiatory societies-and Gerald Gardner's Witchcraft movement of the 1950s, one of the first large-scale Western esoteric New Religions Movements.

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Table of contents

  1. Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation
  2. Contents
  3. Tables
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Western Esotericism
  7. 2. Rituals of Initiation, Secret Societies,and Masonic Initiatory Societies
  8. 3. Historical Background
  9. 4. The Craft Degrees of Freemasonry
  10. 5. High or Additional Degrees of Freemasonry
  11. 6. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
  12. 7. Modern Pagan Witchcraft or Wicca
  13. 8. Conclusions
  14. Appendix
  15. Notes
  16. References
  17. Index