{"product_id":"the-temple-and-the-lodge-the-strange-and-fascinating-history-of-the-knights-templar-and-the-freemasons-paperback","title":"The Temple and the Lodge: The Strange and Fascinating History of the Knights Templar and the Freemasons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Baigent\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Leigh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMitch Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the authors of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eHoly Blood, Holy Grail\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the Freemasons from the Knights Templar to America's founding fathers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Temple and the Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh reveal the survival and evolution of a world-changing order through the birth of the Masonic lodge. Recounting the brutal events in the fourteenth century that led to the sudden disappearance of the Knights Templar--a powerful military and banking order founded in 1119 and active in the Crusades--the authors document the Templars' reappearance in the court of excommunicate Scottish king Robert the Bruce. Tracing the survival of certain Templar traditions in the birth of the Masonic lodge, they chart the history of Freemasonry from its medieval roots into the modern era, and from Europe to colonial America and the young United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Baigent and Leigh marshal the evidence that the order's contribution to fostering tolerance, progressive values, and cohesion in English society helped preempt a French-style revolution in England. Freemasonry was an essential keystone in the formation of the United States, and the authors argue that America itself is an embodiment of the ideal \"Masonic Republic.\" Their groundbreaking analysis challenged the accepted history of the influence of Freemasonry on America's framers and revolutionists, which most mainstream historians ignored until recently. Thirty years since its original publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Temple and the Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e remains a trenchant and essential work on the influence of esoteric thought and beliefs in Western history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition includes a new foreword by Mitch Horowitz, the PEN Award-winning historian of alternative spirituality and author of \u003ci\u003eOccult America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAwakened Mind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Baigent\u003c\/b\u003e, along with Richard Leigh, is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHoly Blood, Holy Grail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Messianic Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Sea Scrolls Deception\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books. Born in New Zealand in 1948, he died in the UK in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Leigh\u003c\/b\u003e, born in New Jersey, spent most of his life in the UK and was also a writer of short stories. He died in in 2007. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitch Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e is a PEN Award-winning historian whose books include \u003ci\u003eOccult America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Simple Idea\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Miracle Club\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eAwakened Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first works of New Thought translated and published in Arabic. The Chinese government has censored his work. Twitter @MitchHorowitz Instagram @MitchHorowitz23.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768867914016,"sku":"9781951627027","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b99edf288f10b8b6bd4f30dfdd6b2ff0.webp?v=1780339387","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-temple-and-the-lodge-the-strange-and-fascinating-history-of-the-knights-templar-and-the-freemasons-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}