{"product_id":"the-principles-of-masonic-law-a-treatise-on-the-constitutional-laws-usages-and-landmarks-of-freemasonry-9782357286818","title":"The Principles of Masonic Law: A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Albert G. Mackey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Alicia Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Alicia Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Freemasonry \u0026amp; Secret Societies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA foundational work on the law and constitution of Freemasonry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this authoritative treatise, Albert G. Mackey-one of the most respected scholars of Masonic history and jurisprudence-presents a systematic study of the \u003cstrong\u003econstitutional laws, usages, and landmarks\u003c\/strong\u003e that govern the Masonic fraternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on historical sources, ritual practice, and long-standing tradition, Mackey clarifies the legal structure of lodges, the authority of Grand Lodges, the nature of Masonic discipline, and the enduring principles that define regular Freemasonry. His work establishes a coherent framework for understanding the \u003cstrong\u003ejuridical and institutional foundations\u003c\/strong\u003eof the Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong regarded as an essential reference for students of Freemasonry, this volume remains indispensable for readers interested in \u003cstrong\u003efraternal law, institutional history, and the governance of initiatic societies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains the \u003cstrong\u003eFourth Book\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ecomplete footnotes (over 100)\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing readers with a fuller and more reliable scholarly resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpt: \"\u003cem\u003eIn presenting to the fraternity a work on the Principles of Masonic Law, it is due to those for whom it is intended, that something should be said of the design with which it has been written, and of the plan on which it has been composed. It is not pretended to present to the craft an encyclopedia of jurisprudence, in which every question that can possibly arise, in the transactions of a Lodge, is decided with an especial reference to its particular circumstances. Were the accomplishment of such an herculean task possible, except after years of intense and unremitting labor, the unwieldy size of the book produced, and the heterogeneous nature of its contents, so far from inviting, would rather tend to distract attention, and the object of communicating a knowledge of the Principles of Masonic Law, would be lost in the tedious collation of precedents, arranged without scientific system, and enunciated without explanation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I first contemplated the composition of a work on this subject, a distinguished friend and Brother, whose opinion I much respect, and with whose advice I am always anxious to comply, unless for the most satisfactory reasons, suggested the expediency of collecting the decisions of all Grand Masters, Grand Lodges, and other masonic authorities upon every subject of Masonic Law, and of presenting them, without commentary, to the fraternity.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alicia Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596286771351,"sku":"9782357286818","price":1260.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9782357286818.webp?v=1774993182","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-principles-of-masonic-law-a-treatise-on-the-constitutional-laws-usages-and-landmarks-of-freemasonry-9782357286818","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}