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100	1		_aKeightley, Thomas, _d1789-1872
245	1	0	_aSecret Societies of the Middle Ages
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2012
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2012-02-07
508			_aProduced by Delphine Lettau, Clive Pickton, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"Secret Societies of the Middle Ages" by Thomas Keightley is a historical account written in the 19th century. The book delves into the origins and characteristics of secret societies that emerged during the Middle Ages, focusing on groups such as the Assassins, the Knights Templar, and the secret tribunals of Westphalia. Keightley's work aims to offer a comprehensive exploration of these societies, revealing their political, social, and religious implications. The opening of the book introduces the concept of secret societies as a response to the retention of knowledge by select individuals in an environment of general ignorance. Keightley discusses how these groups formed as a means of protecting knowledge and facilitating covert gatherings for political discourse and reform. He hints at the socio-political ramifications of such societies, noting that their clandestine nature often invokes suspicion, leading to misrepresentation and persecution by governing powers. The foundation for understanding the subsequent chapters, which detail specific societies and their historical contexts, is firmly established in this introduction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aSecret societies
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38785
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