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ISBN: 978-1-904048-41-1
extent: 160pp
binding: Hardback
price £9.99
pub. date May 2005

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featuring:

The Castrators of Russia
The Gnostics
The Cult of Mithra
The Bilderberg Group
The Garduna
Rosicrucians
Freemasons
Opus Dei
Knights Templar
Holy Vehm
The Hellfire Club
The Illuminati
The Bohemian Grove
The Ordines
The Cult of the Black Mother
The Golden Dawn
The Knights of Malta
The Cathars

and more...

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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• How to be a Good Atheist
• How to Start Your Own Secret Society
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