Oscar Patterson III

Interpreting Masonic Ritual (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Interpreting Masonic Ritual endeavors to addresses the depth of the ritualistic experience through a discussion of what ritual means to man as well as what man means to ritual. Ritual teaches us about reality but we will not come to a full understanding of it if we disparage what others do and view their actions from a position of pseudo-intellectual or cultural superiority. Ritual is the core of Freemasonry and is that thing which sets it apart from so many organizations. It is the key to the Freemason's "secrets" and the manner through which they transmit our "beautiful system of morality." It is something to be treasured, maintained, taught, elevated, evaluated, and, above, reinforced through proper performance, decorum, and setting.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761882558
• Artikelnr.: 74829752

Autorenporträt

Oscar Patterson III, Ph.D., is Worshipful Master of Ashlar Lodge No. 98 F. & A.M. in St. Augustine, FL, for 2017. He is also State Chairmen for Public Education and Citizenship for the Grand Lodge of Florida and holds the Gold Proficiency Card. He has academic degrees in religion and philosophy, design, and communication. He has been a juvenile officer, a minister, a combat infantry officer, and a university professor and administrator.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter I: Ritual Light
Chapter II: More Ritual Light
Chapter III: Further Ritual Light
Chapter IV: Ritual Architecture
Chapter V: Ritual and Theatre
Chapter VI: Ritual and Esotericism
Chapter VII: Ritual Interpreted
Chapter VIII: What the present and the future may hold
Bibliography
About the author