Born in blood

lost secrets of freemasonry

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John J. Robinson: Born in blood (Paperback, 1993, Arrow Books)

mass market paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 1993 by Arrow Books.

ISBN:
978-0-09-922861-5
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OCLC Number:
28583861

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Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in London in 1717. Once known, Freemasonry spread throughout the world and attracted kings, emperors, and statesmen to take its sacred oaths. It also attracted great revolutionaries such as George Washington and Sam Houston in America, Juarez in Mexico, Garibaldi in Italy, and Bolivar in South America. It was outlawed over the centuries by Hitler, Mussolini, and the Ayatollah Khomeini. But where had this powerful organization come from? What was it doing in those secret centuries before it rose from underground more than 270 years ago? And why was Freemasonry attacked with such intense hatred by the Roman Catholic church? This amazing detective story answers those questions and proves that the Knights Templar in Britain, fleeing arrest and torture by pope and king, formed a secret society of mutual protection that came to be …

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Subjects

  • Freemasonry & secret societies
  • Social history
  • USA
  • United Kingdom, Great Britain
  • Non-Classifiable
  • Nonfiction - General
  • Nonfiction