Initiating women in Freemasonry : the adoption rite / by Jan A.M. Snoek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snoek, Joannes Augustinus Maria, 1946-

Contributor:

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Series:

Aries book series ; v. 13.

Aries book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and freemasonry.

Freemasonry--Rituals.

Freemasonry.

Physical Description:

xvii, 550 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

This scholarly volume on Adoption Rite rituals and female Freemasonry examines historical issues surrounding the use of traditional ritual in the induction and promotion of women Masons and explores general issues of gender in the ancient fraternal organization. Spanning periods from the seventeenth century to the present, the volume covers specific collections of documents and ritual sets and includes numerous illustrations as well as a collection of color plates. The book will appeal to Masonic scholars and those interested in the history of ritual. Snoek is a researcher of Masonic history and the co-author of Theorizing Rituals and Women's Agency and Rituals in Mixed and Female Masonic Orders. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Introduction and Summary 1

2 The Start 9

England 9

France 14

'La Loge de Juste' in 1751 17

Adoption Lodges before 1751 22

La Franc-Maçonne 1744 25

3 The Contents of the Adoption Rite 35

An Example From 1770 36

Analysis 44

Le Parfait Maçon 1744 63

The Creation of a Rite 78

4 The Roots of the Tradition 87

William Mitchell 87

Comparing the Texts 93

Conclusions 120

5 The Documents in Context I: The Eighteenth Century 125

1744-1760 126

1760-1771 133

1771-1775 141

1775-1789 / 1794 149

Rituals in Other Languages than French 165

6 The Documents in Context II: The Nineteenth Century 175

1797-1815 177

1815-1870 183

1870-1897 195

Adoption Lodges Outside France 201

7 The Documents in Context III: The Twentieth Century 203

1899-1903 203

1903-1911 224

1912-1922 241

1923-1939 262

Since 1945 287

8 The Different Families of Rituals 301

The 'Clermont' Family 302

The 'Grand Orient' Family 323

The 'Third' Tradition 329

Mixed Families 332

Rituals, Belonging to No Defined Tradition 340

Conclusions 340

9 The Development of the Rituals 341

Developments in the Different Families of Rituals 341

General Developments 353

Conclusions Concerning Theory 379.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9004210792

9789004210790

9789004219342

900421934X

OCLC:

755073023

Publisher Number:

99947422492