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Secret Sects of Syria

Secret Sects of Syria

Springett

Hardcover

Series: Kegan Paul Library of Religion and Mysticism

General Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 0710312075
ISBN13: 9780710312075
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 5 2007
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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