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Freemasonry and American Culture, 1880-1930 / Lynn Dumenil.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1073Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©1984Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (330 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691612263
  • 9781400853830
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 366.10973 366/.1/0973
LOC classification:
  • HS529 .D86 2014
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Masonry in the Nineteenth Century -- 1. Masonry Revealed: An Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Masonry -- 2. Sacred Masonry: Ritual and Religion -- 3. Brotherhood and Respectability -- Part 2. Masonry in the 1920s -- 4. The Defense of Americanism: Masonry's Emergence into the Secular World -- 5. "The Modern Temper": From Ritual to Service -- 6. Social Activities and Auxiliary Organizations: From Temple to Club -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter
Summary: As the United States moved from Victorian values to those of modern consumerism, the religious component of Freemasonry was increasingly displaced by a secular ideology of service (like that of business and professional clubs), and the Freemasons' psychology of asylum from the competitive world gave way to the aim of good fellowship" within it. This study not only illuminates this process but clarifies the neglected topic of fraternal orders and enriches our understanding of key facets of American cultural change.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Masonry in the Nineteenth Century -- 1. Masonry Revealed: An Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Masonry -- 2. Sacred Masonry: Ritual and Religion -- 3. Brotherhood and Respectability -- Part 2. Masonry in the 1920s -- 4. The Defense of Americanism: Masonry's Emergence into the Secular World -- 5. "The Modern Temper": From Ritual to Service -- 6. Social Activities and Auxiliary Organizations: From Temple to Club -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter

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As the United States moved from Victorian values to those of modern consumerism, the religious component of Freemasonry was increasingly displaced by a secular ideology of service (like that of business and professional clubs), and the Freemasons' psychology of asylum from the competitive world gave way to the aim of good fellowship" within it. This study not only illuminates this process but clarifies the neglected topic of fraternal orders and enriches our understanding of key facets of American cultural change.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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