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Ritual , Secrecy , and Civil Society 铸造美国 : 共济会在华盛顿政府早期发挥的作用

Ritual , Secrecy , and Civil Society 铸造美国 : 共济会在华盛顿政府早期发挥的作用

摘要
共济会在华盛顿特区的建立影响了这座城市的建筑 ( 风格 ) , 更重要的是 , 影响了美国宪法发展和政府早期的发展历 程 。 共济会的启蒙根源与共济会成员的多样化影响了共和国 的长久基础 。 至于共济会历史 , 每个城市都具备同等的重要 性 。
关键词 : 华盛顿特区 , 早期美国共济会 , 美国宪政主义与共 济会 , 乔治 · 华盛顿 , 共济会总会 , 共济会建筑

As an account of its beginnings

makes clear when Freemasonry in the District of Columbia began it was a socially diverse institution , far more diverse than many others of its time . It has passed into its third century in the District having returned to those roots , again a remarkably diverse
2 “ Upon closer inspection national symbols turn out to be tricky cultural macros , for they preserve within the architectural structure of their historical reference not only the ( permanently or temporarily ) ‘ victorious ’ definition but also , just beneath the surface , the fossilized debates , discourses , and contestations that have crystallized around them over decades or , in some cases , centuries .” Geisler , M . E . ( 2005 ). “ Introduction ”. In M . E . Geisler ( Ed .), National symbols , fractured identiinstitution contributing to the vitality of Washington . 1 This is a time in the light of national controversy to reflect on those earliest days and on the genius of the American experiment to which Masonry has contributed , and on the efforts in creating a national unity in which Masonry plays a part . 2
1 These values are often and correctly recounted as the virtues of democracy and freedom , but they include self-respect : “ Gathering together in clubs , Masonic lodges and tavern ‘ free an-and-easys ’, they celebrated the values vital to commercial success : confidence , conviviality , credit , connection , and consumption .” Porter , P . ( 1990 ). English society in the eighteenth century ( rev . ed ., p . 84 ). London : Penguin . Porter stresses the integrative nature of masonry : “ combining the all-male cheer of the club , the fraternity of trade , and non-denominational lay piety ( English lodges were not politically radical , as they were on the Continent ). Ibid , 156 – 157 . “ Brethren , is irregularity so unusual in Freemasonry and should diversity be condemned ? .... I would suggest not , in architecture cunning irregularity is both the norm and of enormous worth .... And so within the ritual and imagery of Freemasonry we find the unforeseen and unexpected , the text stresses principle rather than structures syllable . It overlays the symbols with poetic texture rather than poetic veneer , it emphasizes the profound rather than the inconsequential .... Not only are we challenged by the different symbols we see , and the ritual we observe , but most importantly , we learn that diversity and individual interpretation , is the norm in Masonry , it is fundamental to the Craft , and to us , as individuals in promoting our daily advancement in Masonic knowledge .” J . J . P . Goody , “ Diversity in Freemasonry ?” Address , 18 / August 2005 . Retrieved May 22 , 2011 from http :// web . mit . edu / dryfoo / Masonry / Essays / diversity . html .
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