CiNii Books - Secret sects of Syria and the Lebanon : consideration of their origin, creeds and religious ceremonies, and their connection with and influence upon modern freemasonry

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- Springett, Bernard H.

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Secret sects of Syria and the Lebanon : consideration of their origin, creeds and religious ceremonies, and their connection with and influence upon modern freemasonry

Bernard H. Springett

（The Kegan Paul library of religion and mysticism）

Kegan Paul, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

First published in 2007. Secret sects are deeply rooted in the history and culture of the Middle East, and a number of them are as powerful now as they were in the times of the Crusades. In the West, the best-known organisation with connections to these ancient sects are the Freemasons, whose rituals are believed to derive from those originally practiced by the Knights Templar in the East, and later brought by them to Europe. In this classic work, Bernard Sprigett describes and analyses the symbolism, ceremonies and beliefs of these secret sects including the Sabaeans, the Gnostics and Manicheans, the followers of Simon Magus, Sufism and the Dervish Orders, the Shiite Metawileh, the Essenes, the Ismaelis, the Assassins and the Druses, and their links with and influence upon the Knights Templar and modern Freemasonry. Springett demonstrates the persistence of ancient symbolic and ritual elements in modern life and gives insight into the creeds and practices of secret sects that are active today in the Middle East and beyond.

Table of Contents

Chapter I The Root Principles of all Freemasonry
Chapter II The Ancient Mysteries
Chapter III The Antiquity Of The People Of The Lebanon
Chapter IV The Sabeans, Worshippers of the Pole Star
Chapter V The Gnostics and the Manicheans, and their Influence on the Order of Knights Templars
Chapter VI Other Gnostic Sects: The Ophites, Basil-Ideans, and Followers of Simon Magus
Chapter VII The Schiite Sects: Sufeism and the Dervish Orders
Chapter VIII Initiation Rites among the Dervishes 1 From Mysticism and Magic in Turkey, by L. M. J. Garnett. London, 1912.
Chapter IX Other Schiite Sects: The Metawileh
Chapter X The Sect of the Essenes and Their Tenets
Chapter XI Pythagoras and His System
Chapter XII The Ismaeli and Their Various Branches.-Origin of the Assassins
Chapter XIII The Assassins
Chapter XIV The Mohammedan Creed
From an Original Arabic Confession of Faith
Chapter XV The First Four Caliphs and the Twelve Imaums
Chapter XVI The Religious System of the Nusairis
Chapter XVII The Religious System of the Nusairis: Continued
Chapter XVIII Religious Festivals of the Nusairis
Chapter XIX Fundamental Principles and Deeper Mysteries of The Nusairi Religion
Chapter XX The "House of Wisdom" at Cairo, and the Founding of the Druse Sect by El Dorazi and Hamzeh
Chapter XXI The Religion of The Druses
Chapter XXII Religious Ceremonies of the Druses
Chapter XXIII Religious Creed of The Druses
Chapter XXIV Resemblance of the Druse Religion to that of the Lama of Thibet
Chapter XXV The Relation of the Druses to Freemasonry
Chapter XXVI The Yezidis, or Devil-Worshippers
Chapter XXVII Modern Arabian Freemasonry
Chapter XXVIII Syrian Influences on Modern Freemasonry
Chapter XXIX Syrian Influences on the Order of Knights Templar and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite

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