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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462591103321

Autore

Ziolkowski Theodore

Titolo

Lure of the arcane [[electronic resource]] : the literature of cult and conspiracy / / Theodore Ziolkowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013

ISBN

1-4214-0959-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Disciplina

809/.93355

Soggetti

Conspiracy in literature

Secret societies in literature

Secrecy in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Mystery Cults of Antiquity""; ""2 The Order of Knights Templar in the Middle Ages""; ""3 The Rosicrucians of the Post-Reformation""; ""4 The Lodges of the Enlightenment""; ""5 Secret Societies of Romantic Socialism""; ""6 Modern Variations""; ""7 Interlude: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion""; ""8 The Playfulness of Postmodernism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

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