The Secret Sect

Download or read book 2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect written by and published by Nazarene Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Secret Sect written by Doug Parker and published by Pendle Hill, N.S.W., Australia : D. Parker. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Cooneyites, the sect founded by William Irvine.

Download or read book Assassins written by W B Bartlett and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The so-called 'Assassins' are one of the most spectacular legends of medieval history. In the popular imagination they are drug-crazed fanatics who launched murderous attacks on their enemies, terrorising the medieval world. Since the tales of Marco Polo and others, the myths surrounding them have been fantastically embellished and the truth has become ever more obscure. Universally loathed and feared, they were especially frightening because they apparently had no fear of death. Bartlett's book deftly traces the origins of the sect out of the schisms within the early Islamic religion and examines the impact of Hasan-i-Sabbah, its founder, and Sinan - the legendary 'Old Man of the Mountain'. This popular history follows the vivid history of the group over the next two centuries, including its clash with the crusaders, its near destruction at the hands of the Mongols, and its subsequent history. Finally, and fascinatingly, we discover how the myths surrounding the Assassins have developed over time, and why indeed they continue to have such an impact on the popular imagination.

Download or read book The Secret Lives of Saints written by Daphne Bramham and published by Random House Canada. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Lives of Saints paints a troubling portrait of an extreme religious sect. These zealous believers impose severe and often violent restrictions on women, deprive children of education and opt instead to school them in the tenets of their faith, defy the law and move freely and secretly over international borders. They punish dissent with violence and even death. No, this sect is not the Taliban, but North America's fundamentalist Mormons. Daphne Bramham explores the history and ideas of this surprisingly resilient and insular society, asking the questions that surround its continued existence and telling the stories of the men and women whose lives are so entwined with it—both the leaders and the victims.

Download or read book The Secret World of Opus Dei written by Michael J. Walsh and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Walsh, a Catholic historian and former Jesuit, looks into the secret world of Opus Dei, an organization which has set itself up to preserve the status quo in the face of change within the Catholic Church, and dedicated to preserving Catholic orthodoxy in the face of liberal assaults. Drawing upon interviews and previoiusly unavailable documents, the author paints an often chilling portrait of the movement's authoritarian founder and uncovers some new facts on the running of Opus Dei.

Download or read book The Sect of Angels written by Andrea Camilleri and published by Europa Editions UK. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a true story and told with the pacing, humor, and thrills of a Mediterranean mystery, Andrea Camilleri's new novel tells of a turn-of-the-century Sicilian scandal that revealed a tendency that is with us still: the refusal to accept the truth. The lawyer and journalist Matteo Teresi discovers the existence of a secret cult whose members are powerful politicians, priests, and celebrities. In 1901, at a time of immense changes in Sicilian society, the discovery causes a national scandal. But far from being hailed as a hero, Teresi is accused of disrupting the status quo. From the salons, churches, and social clubs of Sicily to the country's highest courts, Camilleri's novel is a fast-paced, funny, passionately rendered portrait of the machinations of power, of institutionalized corruption, church cover-ups, political scare tactics, fake news, and collective paranoia.

Download or read book Druzes and the Secret Sects of Syria written by Joseph Thomas Parfit and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: