基本信息出版社：Robinson Publishing
页码：368 页
出版日期：2007年07月
ISBN：184529615X
International Standard Book Number：184529615X
条形码：9781845296155
EAN：9781845296155
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Brief History of

内容简介 This title deals with the hidden powers of clandestine organisations from the Ancient World to the present day. Throughout history Man's search for knowledge has revealed strange truths. "A Brief History of Secret Societies" explores the allure and the hidden history of the esoteric religious beliefs and investigates how these societies have come to gain a powerful hold upon the popular imagination. David Barrett brilliantly presents an unbiased and balanced history of our desire for secret knowledge and of the societies that preserve it.
作者简介 David Barrett is a leading expert on religion and esoteric belief. He is the author of The New Believers (Cassell). He reviews regularly in the Independent, the Fortean Times, TLS and New Scientist.
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