CHAPTER 1
Seeking a definition
What is Freemasonry?
CHAPTER 2
The Origins
Where did Freemasonry come from?
The Operatives
The Ancient Charges
The transition from Operative Freemasonry to Speculative Freemasonry
The United Grand Lodge of England
CHAPTER 3
French Freemasonry
Some early Fringe orders
French or continental Freemasonry
Philosophical and literary influences
Mystical and Chivalric influences
The French Revolution
CHAPTER 4
The birth of Liberal Freemasonry
The Grand Orient of France
The Grand Lodge of France
Le Droit Humain
Le Droit Humain in Great Britain
CHAPTER 5
The uses of Freemasonry
Political Freemasonry
Esoteric Freemasonry
Philosophical Freemasonry
CHAPTER 6
Universalism
The Appeal of Strasburg
CHAPTER 7
Conclusion
APPENDIX I
RITUALS
A note on Ritual
The Emulation Ritual
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
The French Rite
Lauderdale Ritual
APPENDIX II
INTERVIEWS
Javier Otaola, former President of CLIPSAS
Julian Rees: Between Masonic Worlds
Philippe Bodhuin, Grand Orient of France
Lorena Clara: The female perspective
REFERENCES
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS