Masonic Ritual and the Display of Empire in 19th-Century India and Beyond
This article aims at exploring the role played by Freemasonry in displaying, promoting and celebrating the British Empire. It argues that Masonic lodges held centre stage in the Indian colonial public sphere. They organized processions, cornerstone laying ceremonies, and banquets on an unequalled sc...
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| Main Author: | Simon Deschamps |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/cve/8990 |
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