History of secret societies, unions, and orders

The book "History of Secret Societies, Unions, and Orders" is the result of an exciting 18-year research by the German historian-archivist Georg Julius Schuster (1859–1917). The author, possessing an incredible amount of information, gathered unique facts about the history of secret societies, unions, and orders. He immerses the reader in mysterious associations of different eras and peoples around the world, telling stories of the emergence and development of religious unions and circles, political and mystical communities. This fundamental and fascinating study, unparalleled in its breadth and depth of the material examined, covers the period from the dawn of civilization to the end of the 18th century.