Sökning: "Freemasonry"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade ordet Freemasonry.

  1. 1. “Unking and Unpriest the Earth!” : Conspiracy Theory, the Illuminati and Revolutionary Freemasonry in the Writings of the abbé Barruel and Nicolas Bonneville

    Master-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Religionsvetenskap

    Författare :Linnea Björnegren; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Augustin Barruel; Nicolas Bonneville; Illuminati; Freemasonry; Jesuits; French Revolution; Conspiracy theory; conspiracism; secret societies;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis proposes an explanation for origin of conspiracy theories about the French Revolution. Despite being unfounded, the conspiracy theory blaming the Illuminati for the Revolution became widespread because it appeared to be supported by evidence. The primary source material consists of texts produced by two contemporaries. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Frimurarna och religionen : En religionssociologisk studie av Svenska Frimurare Ordens plats i det samtida religiösa landskapet

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Författare :Dina Bentelid; Olle Tellqvist; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Freemasonry; Christianity; religion; definition of religion; sociology of religion; western esotericism; Svenska Frimurare Orden; frimureri; kristendom; religion; religionsdefinition; religionssociologi; västerländsk esoterism;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to situate the locus of the Swedish branch of freemasonry, Svenska Frimurare Orden, in the contemporary religious landscape. The research questions are as follows: On what grounds can the Swedish branch of freemasonry be considered religious? If the Swedish branch of freemasonry is considered religious, how does it fit into the contemporary society among the plethora of new religious movements? In regard to the first question, a definition of religion is required, thus Bruce Lincoln’s theory with four domains of religion is used to decide to what extent the Swedish branch of freemasonry can be described as a religion or a religious movement. LÄS MER