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The Secret History of the World as Laid Down by the Secret Societies
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Esoteric narratives, history's hidden occult dimensions.
If you’ve ever felt that the history you were taught in school seemed too conventional and pat, "The Secret History of the World" opens the door to a whole new realm that’s both provocative and enthralling. Mark Booth guides you through an alternative historical tapestry woven from the threads of secret societies and occult beliefs, turning what you thought you knew on its head.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
The Secret History of the World as Laid Down by the Secret Societies
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ISBN: 9781590200315
Publisher: Overlook Books
Date of Publication: 2008-01-10
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.51
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They say that history is written by the victors. But what if history—or what we come to know as history—has been written by the wrong people? What if everything we've been told is only part of the story? In this groundbreaking and now famous work, Mark Booth embarks on an enthralling tour of our world's secret histories. Starting from a dangerous premise—that everything we've known about our world's past is corrupted, and that the stories put forward by the various cults and mystery schools throughout history are true—Booth produces nothing short of an alternate history of the past 3,000 years. From Greek and Egyptian mythology to Jewish folklore, from Christian cults to Freemasons, from Charlemagne to Don Quixote, from George Washington to Hitler—Booth shows that history needs a revolutionary rethink, and he has 3,000 years of hidden wisdom to back it up.
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Esoteric narratives, history's hidden occult dimensions.
If you’ve ever felt that the history you were taught in school seemed too conventional and pat, "The Secret History of the World" opens the door to a whole new realm that’s both provocative and enthralling. Mark Booth guides you through an alternative historical tapestry woven from the threads of secret societies and occult beliefs, turning what you thought you knew on its head.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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