What is Masonic Secrecy - with Prof. John Dickie, PREVIEW

In this inaugural Episode of THE WIDE MASONIC WORLD - Join hosts Robert Cooper and Mark Tabbert for the FIRST SIX MINUTES of a captivating discussion historical intricacies of Freemasonry's secrecy, with special guest, Professor John Dickie, author of the acclaimed book "The Craft: How Freemasons Made the Modern World." Winner of MAGI's highly coveted Seal of Approval!

Dr. John Dickie is Professor of Italian Studies at University College London. He is an internationally recognized specialist on many aspects of Italian history and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Born in Dundee in 1963, John was brought up in Leicestershire and educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He won a place at Pembroke College, Oxford, graduating in 1986 with a First in Modern Languages. He subsequently gained an MA and a DPhil at Sussex University. Since 1993 he has taught at UCL.

John has reached a multi-national television audience with a number of documentaries he has co-written and presented, including the six-part history of Italian food, De gustibus, which was based on his book Delizia! published in 2010. His other area of research is the Italian organized crime or the Cosa Nostra He publish “Blood Brothers: A History of Italy’s Three Mafias” in 2011 and “Mafia Republic” in 2014

In 2005 the President of the Italian Republic appointed him a Commendatore dell’Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana.

In this episodes DIckie, Cooper and Tabbert discuss such passages from The Craft as "Freemasonry's 'inviolate Secrecy' is elusive and powerful. It is the engine of the fascination and suspicion that has always surrounded the Freemasons. It attracts loyalty and trouble."

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"Freemasonry is often referred to as a ‘secret society’ and clearly this is inaccurate as we are here, now talking about that society! Why do you think that all sections of society from the media, politicians, religious leaders and others use the word secret in this way?"

Learn more: https://johndickie.net/