Über Krypto-Kotholicismus, Proselntenmacherey, Jesuitismus, geheim Gesuschaften (Vol. 1)

Book

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Valley of Oakland Scottish Rite Harry Yetter Masonic Research Library

Title page

Title page

Name/Title

Über Krypto-Kotholicismus, Proselntenmacherey, Jesuitismus, geheim Gesuschaften (Vol. 1)

Entry/Object ID

M19.4 S37u

Secondary Title

und besonders die ihm selbst von den Verfassern der Berliner Monatsschrift gemachte Beschuldigungen, mit Acten-Stücken belegt. I Theil.

Description

"About crypto-catholicism, proselytism, Jesuitism, secret research, and especially the accusations made against him by the authors of the Berlin Monthly, supported by documents. Volume 1.

Context

A theologian, Starck argued that an Illuminati-led conspiracy precipitated the French Revolution. He promoted a clerical brand of Templarism and co-founded a lodge belonging to the Rite of Strict Observance. For a time, he lived next door to the philosopher Immanuel Kant.

Collection

Gillett, Charles E., Catholic Criticism

Cataloged By

Adam Kendall

Category

Anti-Masonry, Church and State

Book Details

Author

von Starck, Johann August

Volume/Number/Issue

2

Publisher

Fleischer, Johann Georg

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Frankfurt, Germany, Leipzig, Germany, Germany

Date Published

1787

Notes

Starck's name is alternatively spelled as 'Stark", and the first initial is incorrectly given as "D." The case is decorated with embossed Masonic decoratives, although the book isn't necessarily Masonic. It was likely re-bound at the direction of Charles Gillett.

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Special Collections: Locked Case, Shelf 2

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gillett, Charles E.

Update Date

February 16, 2024