Freemasonry and American Culture, 1880-1930

by Lynn Dumenil

Book Overview

As the United States moved from Victorian values to those of modern consumerism, the religious component of Freemasonry was increasingly displaced by a secular ideology of service (like that of business and professional clubs), and the Freemasons' psychology of asylum from the competitive world gave way to the aim of good fellowship" within it. This study not only illuminates this process but clarifies the neglected topic of fraternal orders and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069164019X
• ISBN13: 9780691640198
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"