- Paperback: 720 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (9 Jan 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586070656
- ISBN-13: 978-0586070659
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 308,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is an investigation of Freemasonry which studies such areas as Freemasonry's religious and occult elements, the police and the underworld, the armed forces, and charities. The author asks if it can make or break careers and whether it inculcates moral values in its members.
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When the House of Commons Affairs Committee recently recommended that police officers, magistrates, judges and crown officers should publicly register their Masonic membership, it was very largely thanks to the ammunition provided by Martin Short’s investigative 'tour de force'. His 'Inside the Brotherhood' carried on the pioneering work begun by Stephen Knight’s explosive account of 'The Brotherhood'.
Approximately half a million men in the British Isles – and another five million around the world – are Freemasons. 'Inside the Brotherhood' examines what kind of men join the Craft – and why. It investigates the occult elements in Masonry, whether its rituals should be seen as a religion- and, if so, what god is being worshipped. And, while relying on first-hand evidence wherever possible, the book probes the extent to which Masonic oaths of mutual aid and secrecy have contaminated the fraternity, aroused mounting hostility from churches, politicians and public, and provoked charges of corruption in key areas of British life, including the police force, local government, the City and the secret services.
“A judicious investigation, and Short puts forward a devastating case for the prosecution… He produces a persuasive testimony that Freemasonry has become a savage and a disease in jobs in the public service. He cites some fascinating and entirel credible examples of Masonic skulduggery – and of Brother ranged viciously against Brother… It is difficult to dispute Short’s conclusion that disclosure of their Masonic membership by those in positions of power should be made obligatory.”
Piers Brendon,'Observer'
“Given the nature of the subject, it is doubtful if a more conclusive book could have been written”
Alan Rusbridger,'Times Literary Supplement'
“An anatomy of vice…I recommend it”
Mark Archer,'The Spectator'
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a continuation of Stephen Knight's work in The Brotherhood, which was much more aggressive and hard hitting than this book, this book does alright as a follow up.
The author is unbiased and is clear from his writings that he went through a great deal of research and filtering to finally complete this book. The book discusses instances where due to the relationship that the brotherhood creates between its members it has caused unethical if not immoral acts to be comfortably committed unpunished where they should not have even been tolerated. The author makes it very clear that he is not attacking masons as individuals and not all masons at that, he is simply stating that due to the bonds created by the brotherhood, some masons have taken advantage of the brotherhood to further their own means commit self-serving acts.
An interesting, unbiased, but slightly long read.
The author is unbiased and is clear from his writings that he went through a great deal of research and filtering to finally complete this book. The book discusses instances where due to the relationship that the brotherhood creates between its members it has caused unethical if not immoral acts to be comfortably committed unpunished where they should not have even been tolerated. The author makes it very clear that he is not attacking masons as individuals and not all masons at that, he is simply stating that due to the bonds created by the brotherhood, some masons have taken advantage of the brotherhood to further their own means commit self-serving acts.
An interesting, unbiased, but slightly long read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A very carefully researched work, scarily informative. Unfolding almost like a novel, I was taken up by the pace of the writing and found the book difficult to put down. My only quibble would be that the author lapses into demagoguery on a few occasions. I would have preferred him to remain thoroughly objective throughout. Could these touches have resulted from editorial pressure?
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Dishonest Twaddle
Having read this book I can honestly say that the only person to whom this will appeal is the manic conspiracy theorist. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2006 by "copperwasherking"
Deep. Very deep.
Wow. Until I read this, freemasonry was just that kind of freaky 'thing' that everyone jokes about, like Microsoft, aliens and who killed JFK. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2003 by Halzworth Stevenson
Conspiracy Theorists have a field day!
It defies all explanation that any right minded reader could place any credibility on a text which infers insight or knowledge based on one example of something. Read more
Published on 7 April 2003 by M. P. Roche
Inside the Brotherhood
Having read this book it left a bad taste in my mouth. The content focused on the alleged workings of one lodge in particular, and it's alleged involvment in criminal... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2002
Basically a hatchet-job based mainly on one dodgy lodge.
The whole book revolves around what appears to be just ONE rather dubious masonic lodge given mainly to police membership. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2002 by charles w marshall
An excellent book, unbiased and informative
I can recommend this book. Martin Short examines the so called 'moral principles' that are attached to Freemasonary. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2001
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