Alain Bauer

Isaac Newton's Freemasonry

The Alchemy of Science and Mysticism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Isaac Newton was a key figure in the "invention" of Freemasonry, a fraternal order of scientists and philosophers that sought to move England beyond the civil wars generated by its religious conflicts to a society with scientific progress as its foundation. This book reveals Newton's role in 17th-century Freemasonry and opens unexplored trails into the history of the order in Europe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 153mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9781594771729
• ISBN-10: 1594771723
• Artikelnr.: 22460328

Autorenporträt

Alain Bauer, a researcher and historian, is the current Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France. He is the author in French of Grand O and Le Grand Orient de France.

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORD by Michel Barat, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of France
INTRODUCTION
1 A RETURN TO THE ORIGINS
2 ROBERT MORAY AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY
The Founders
The First Presidents of the Royal Society
3 NEWTON: SCIENTIST, ALCHEMIST, AND SORCERER
4 THE BIRTH OF FREEMASONRY
AFTERWORD by Roger Dachez, President of the Masonic Institute of France
APPENDIX 1: Summary of the History of Freemasonry
APPENDIX 2: The Grand Masters of England