Great courses (DVD). Civilization & culture.

"Course No. 8680"--Container

"Delve into the history and meaning of secret societies as you explore the most famous and infamous underground groups, their origins, and their members."--Container

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Lecturer: Professor Richard B. Spence

DVD; Dolby surround; region 1

Closed-captioned

Disc 1.

Small-town secrets -- Secret societies: the underworld of history -- Knights Templar -- Masonic revolutions in America and France -- Bolsheviks, Masons, and Russian Revolution -- Adolf Hitler and the Thule Society.

Disc 2.

Synarchy, schemers, and Vichy France -- Ancient mystery cults -- Islamic assassins -- Medieval Cathars -- Rosicrucians -- Illuminati.

Disc 3.

Freemasons -- Ireland's secret war for independence -- Debunking the Elders of Zion -- Mafia! Criminal secret societies -- Aleister Crowley, occultism, and espionage -- Red Octopus: The communist international.

Disc 4.

Japan's Black and Green Dragons -- Italy's secret government: The P2 Lodge -- From the KKK to the Black Shriners -- Bohemian Grove, Bilderbergers, and Elites -- Secret societies for aging swingers -- Terrorism's long trail of secret cells -- Secret societies: The never-ending story