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Lure of the Arcane : The Literature of Cult and Conspiracy /

Fascination with the arcane is a driving force in this comprehensive survey of conspiracy fiction. The author traces the evolution of cults, orders, lodges, secret societies, and conspiracies through various literary manifestations - drama, romance, epic, novel, opera - down to the thrillers of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ziolkowski, Theodore
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Mystery Cults of Antiquity
  • The Order of Knights Templar in the Middle Ages
  • The Rosicrucians of the Post-Reformation
  • The Lodges of the Enlightenment
  • Secret Societies of Romantic Socialism
  • Modern Variations
  • Interlude : The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
  • The Playfulness of Postmodernism.