Freemasonry in the twentieth century

The history of freemasonry date back to the end of the Middle Ages, therefore the imaginary and representations of the freemasons and masonry in the twentieth century has anchored in multiple images regarding this form of sociability that are precisely handle in an unusual past.This article is an ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Ferrer Benimeli, José Antonio
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/12704
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/12704
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Masonry twentieth century
contemporary history
sociability
totalitarianism
Masonería
siglo veinte
historia contemporánea
sociabilidad
totalitarismos
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Summary:The history of freemasonry date back to the end of the Middle Ages, therefore the imaginary and representations of the freemasons and masonry in the twentieth century has anchored in multiple images regarding this form of sociability that are precisely handle in an unusual past.This article is an excerpt from a recent work on freemasonry much broader, however the reader can find summarized the main links that developed between Freemasonry and various ideologies in the twentieth century, as well as an interpretation of those ideologies. At last, a reflection that answers the question, what is freemasonry?