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Compasses and the Cross par Stephen Dafoe

Whether you're looking for the history of the medieval Knights or the history of the Masonic ones, this is THE book to buy. The author has combined the stories of both into a book which is at once both easily readable and visually stimulating. If you buy it for a coffee table book, you'll be pleased but if you take the time to read inside, you'll learn much. Much of Dafoe's past several years have been devoted to the topic of this book and his depth of knowledge shows.

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minfo | Feb 2, 2009 |

Nobly Born par Stephen Dafoe

Stephen Dafoe, publisher of Templar History magazine, has managed to do something fresh in the Templar universe, and both beginners and those thoroughly versed in Templar lore alike will find much to like about this book. Dreamers and "speculators" take note: this is no "Templars found treasure, sailed to Scotland, saved Robert the Bruce, started Freemasonry and hid their loot at Oak Island" waste of time. What it IS is a concise (deceptively thin-looking), historical examination of what is truly known about the Knights Templar, going back to medieval sources. Their formation, rise, organization, battles, failures and fall -- all here, deftly presented with Dafoe's skill as a reporter, combined with his flair for making complex concepts easy to understand, and frankly, fun to read.

A glance through Nobly Born rewards you with an abundance of illustrations, many of them newly created by Stephen, showing battles, preceptories, troop movements, uniforms, hierarchy and more. It is informative, concise and entertaining -- all packaged in a truly beautiful edition by Lewis Masonic.

The book also features original artwork from Templar author and artist Gordon Napier and Indiana Masonic artist Brother Stephen McKim, along with a forward by "Rosslyn Hoax" author Robert L. D. Cooper, curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland's Museum and Library.

This is truly unlike any other Templar book on the market.… (plus d'informations)

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chodapp | Mar 11, 2008 |

Unholy Worship? The Myth of the Baphomet, Templar,… par Stephen Dafoe

http://www.masonicinfo.com/books/unholy.htm

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minfo | Jan 15, 2007 |

Everything I Needed to know about Freemasonry par Stephen Dafoe

I enjoyed this analysis of the first degree. It was based on the Canadian degree so some things seemed obscure to the American degree. On the other hand, it was wonderful to have the degree taken very seriously and the symbolism laid a bit more bare.

Very straight forward writing style--accessible.

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remudoctorlak | Sep 26, 2006 |

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