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Preliminary Material /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Introduction and Summary /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Start /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Contents of the Adoption Rite /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Roots of the Tradition /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Documents in Context I: /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Documents in Context II: /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Documents in Context III: /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Diffferent Families of Rituals /Jan A.M. Snoek -- The Development of the Rituals /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Illustrations /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Appendices /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Bibliography /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Index of Rituals /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Index of Names /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Index of Subjects /Jan A.M. Snoek.

Preliminary Material /Henrik Bogdan and Jan A.M. Snoek -- Introduction /Henrik Bogdan and Jan A.M. Snoek -- The History of Freemasonry: An Overview /Jan A.M. Snoek and Henrik Bogdan -- The Old Charges /Andrew Prescott -- The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland /David Stevenson -- The Origins of Freemasonry: England /Matthew D.J. Scanlan -- Freemasonry and Templarism /Pierre Mollier -- Freemasonry and the Enlightenment /Margaret Jacob and Matthew Crow -- Masonic Historiography /Charles Porset -- Freemasonry and the Catholic Church /José A. Ferrer Benimeli -- Freemasonry and the Orthodox Churches /Jean-François Var -- Freemasonry and Protestantism /Guy Liagre -- Freemasonry and Judaism /Robert Jan van Pelt -- Freemasonry and Islam /Thierry Zarcone -- Freemasonry and Eastern Religions /Jessica Harland-Jacobs and Jan A.M. Snoek -- Freemasonry and Western Esotericism /Henrik Bogdan -- Freemasonry and New Religious Movements /Massimo Introvigne -- Masonic Rituals of Initiation /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Freemasonry and Performance /Kristiane Hasselmann -- Masonic Rites and Systems /Arturo de Hoyos -- Relationships between Grand Lodges /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Freemasonry and Friendly Societies /Daniel Weinbren -- Freemasonry and Women /Jan A.M. Snoek -- Freemasonry and Blacks /Cécile Révauger -- Freemasonry and Colonialism /Jessica Harland-Jacobs -- Freemasonry and Nationalism /Jeffrey Tyssens -- Freemasonry and War /François Rognon -- Freemasonry and Music /Malcolm Davies -- Freemasonry and Literature /Robert. A. Gilbert -- Freemasonry and Modern Art /Marijo Ariëns-Volker -- Freemasonry and Architecture /James Stevens Curl -- The Material Culture of Freemasonry /Mark J.R. Dennis -- Subject Index /Henrik Bogdan and Jan A.M. Snoek -- Index of Proper Names /Henrik Bogdan and Jan A.M. Snoek.

Women have been structurally part of the masonic enterprise from at least the middle of the 18th century. This volume focuses on two aspects: Women's agency (the power women gained and exercised in this context) and rituals (the role of men and women in changing and shaping the rituals women work with)