Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes by William D. Moore - 2006-08-15

Univ Tennessee Press, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knoxville, Tennessee: The University of Tennessee Press, 2006. Hardcover. New/Sealed (remains in publisher's wrap; may have rubbing, bumping to board edges, corners etc). blue cloth boards w/ light blue pictorial dustjacket, bold yellow printing. 272 pgs w/ illustrations. Out Of Print from the publisher. "In Masonic Temples, William D. Moore introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons erected over the sixty-year period from 1870 to 1930, when these temples became a ubiquitous feature of the American landscape. As representations of King Solomon's temple in ancient Jerusalem erected in almost every American town and city, Masonic temples provided specially designed spaces for the enactment of this influential fraternity's secret rituals. Using New York State as a case study, Moore not only analyzes the design and construction of Masonic structures and provides their historical context, but he also links the temples to American concepts of masculinity during this period of profound… Read More