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Secret Societies
by Nick Harding
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0785821708
- ISBN 13
- 9780785821700
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
$10.00$7.00
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About This Item
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books , 2006 Chartwell Books, Edison, NJ. 2006. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Black boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Blue symbolic endpapers. 160 pp 12mo. Secret societies have existed throughout the history of human culture but what gives them their appeal and cult followings. In this book the author describes some of the best know organizations and their lesser known counterparts. He highlights their similarities and that they all work to a similar pattern and that basic human psychology plays a far more important role in their continued existence and their enduring appear than any hidden wisdom, knowledge, or world-shattering secret. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
Secret Societies in one form or another have existed throughout the history of human culture. But what is their appeal? What is it that makes so-called respectable people indulge in peculiar ceremonies, dressed in fanciful costumes uttering blood-curdling oaths of loyalty with the threat of death hanging over them should they reveal the inner workings of the cult? Are these organisations simply a way for like-minded followers to get together in a convivial atmosphere for purely social reasons or is there really a dark side to their activities. Are they really trying, as some have suggested, to control world affairs for their own nefarious ends or in some cases harbour the Devil? Are the secret societies' claims that they are in the possession of great knowledge or valuable secrets also true? Are they really trying to engineer history or keep hidden that which may bring about the fall of a religion or a country? In Secret Societies Nick Harding describes some of the best known organisations along with some of their least known counterparts. He highlights the similarities that all these cults have - they all work to a similar pattern and that basic human psychology plays a far more important role in their continued existence and their enduring appeal than any hidden wisdom, knowledge or world-shattering secret.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013684
- Title
- Secret Societies
- Author
- Nick Harding
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0785821708
- ISBN 13
- 9780785821700
- Publisher
- Chartwell Books
- Place of Publication
- Edison, NJ
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- secret societies, dark side, Devil, secrets, religion, freemasons, The Gnostics, The Illuminati, The Assassins, Rosicrucians, The Cult of Mithra, Knights Templar, the Ku Klux Klan, P2, cult, human psychology
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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