Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (encyclopedia of Freemasonry). Volume I

The fourteenth book in the series "Freemasonry. Martinism. Hermeticism," published by the Russian Obedience of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim.
Albert Pike is one of the greatest Masonic scholars of all time, the actual author and reformer of the... Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, a religious and esoteric philosopher, poet, and public figure. Presented to the attention of readers is his main work - "Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry" (1881), a collection of philosophical, religious, occult, and social teachings intended for those initiated into Masonic mysteries and containing a system of spiritual knowledge, which, in the author's opinion, is designed to aid in the self-improvement of Freemasons in the spirit of grasping the mysteries of God, Man, and the Universe. The annotated edition is accompanied by a rich reference apparatus that facilitates the understanding of the ideas and concepts presented within it. An appendix includes the ritual text of the Masonic burial service, composed by A. Pike...