The Secret Tradition In Freemasonry, Volume 1 (ePub)

This is volume one of one of the most interesting and profound historical works about Freemasonry. It is a very rare book and published as ebook exclusively.

As a bonus this edition includes a very detailed essay about Freemasonry and its origins, written by Hermann Gruber.

Contents:

Prolegomena
Preface
Introduction

Book I - Fundamental Relations Of The Craft And The High Grades
I - The Horizon Of The Craft Grades And The Tradition Therein
Ii - The Mystery Of Building In Israel
Iii - The Experiment Of The High Grades And The Claims Implied Therein
Iv - The Chief Rites And Their Systems

Book Ii - Development Of The High Grade In Respect Of The Ancient Alliance
I - Of Grades Antecedent To The Symbolic Time Of The Third Degree
Ii - Of Grades Subsequent To The Symbolic Time Of The Craft Degrees
Iii - The Second House Of Doctrine And The Grades Belonging Thereto

Book Iii - Of The New Alliance In Freemasonry
I - Of Christian Symbolism In Connection With Temple Building
Ii - The Grades Of St. Andrew
Iii - The Grade Of Rose-Croix And Its Variations

Book Iv - The Masonic Orders Of Chivalry
I - The Putative Rite Of Ramsay
Ii - The Theory Of The Strict Observance
Iii - Grades Of Chivalry Incorporated By The Chapter Of Clermont
Iv - The Council Of Emperors Of The East And West, And Of The Grades Of Chivalry In This System
V - The Masonic Order Of The Temple
Vi - The Charter Of Larmenius
Vii - The Knights Beneficent Of The Holy City Of Jerusalem
Viii - Additional Grades Of Chivalry In The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite
Ix - Lesser And Independent Grades
X - The Royal Order Of Scotland
Xi - Conclusion On Masonic Chivalry