The history of freemasonry : its legends and traditions, its chronological history (1906)
Mackey, Albert Gallatin, 1807-1881, Hughan, William James, 1841-1911, Singleton, William Reynolds, 1819-1901. History of the symbolism of freemasonry, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite and the Royal Order of Scotland · New York : Masonic History Co. · leaf 120
the philosophyof Pythagoras became famiHar to the Craft, and finally, in 1753, aforged document was published which claimed him as the founderand propagator of Masonry. In later days this theory has continued to be maintained by afew writers, and the received rituals of the Order require it as a… … CHAPTER XXXVIII FREEMASONRY AND THE GNOSTICS HE hypothesis which seeks to trace a connectiotibetween Gnosticism and Freemasonry, and per-haps even an origin of the latter from the former,has been repeatedly advanced, and is thereforeworthy of consideration. The latest instance is in a work of Mr.…
