Michael Stausberg

J.A.M. Snoek

Jens Kreinath

Volume one of Theorizing Rituals assembles 34 leading scholars from various countries and disciplines working within this field.

Theorizing Rituals, Volume 1: Issues, Topics, Approaches, Concepts

Alexandra Heidle

This volume concentrates on two aspects of the participation of women in Freemasonry: Women’s agency (i.e. the power women gained and exercised in this context) and rituals (i.e. the role of man and women in changing and shaping the rituals women work with).

Women’s Agency and Rituals in Mixed and Female Masonic Orders

Based on primary sources, this book analyses the historical creation, contents and development of the rituals of the Adoption Rite, with which women were initiated into Freemasonry since 1744. It gives a completely new perspective on this chapter of women's history.

J.A.M. Snoek

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