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[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

Are there any not-insane books, chapters etc (I've seen vague references to articles in 'Annales Historiques de la Revolution Francaise') on the role of Freemasonry / Illuminism in the Revolution? (Ken Campbell, theatre performer and benignly nutty theorist, died yesterday and it reminded me...I saw him do a performance in a masonic lodge in Edinburgh - it was being used as a temporary venue - and the iconography carved into the walls etc. was very similar that of the revolution's visual motifs). It seems to be either completely ignored in the 'regular' history books, other than occasional references - Claretie had some item of Desmoulins' masonic regalia, I think - or prompt lunatic frothing rantings in right-wing conspiracy theory books from Thermidor onwards. I presume regular historians don't want to go there because of the nebulousness or the weirdness it generally prompts, but if you're going to discuss Rousseau and co and their influence, it seems ridiculous to then ignore what is also so clearly a factor in the lives of the various players : it would make sense if the Breton deputies were freemasons, for example, but all discussion in books then either vanishes or becomes wild...(and very funny).

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[fatimahcrossin.livejournal.com]

My ex-boyfriend, who is getting interested into the Freemasonry, gave me these links yesterday. It is the Italian site of the Scottish Freemasonry. Among an amount of things it provides this list of well-known personalities who were into it. Have a look !


Politicians, statesmen:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/newMassoni_celebri_statisti_politici.pdf


Famous patriots:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/newMassoni_celebri_patrioti.pdf


Writers, philosophers:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/new_massoni_celebri_Scrittori_filosofi.pdf


Kings, leaders of nations:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/newMassoni_celebri_re_capi_stato.pdf


Scientists:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/newMassoni_celebri_scienziati.pdf


Painters, sculptors, architects:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/new_massoni_celebri_pittori_scultori_archi.pdf


Musicians:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/new_Massoni_celebri_musicisti.pdf


Various:

http://www.massoneriascozzese.it/elenchimassonicelebri/newMassoni_celebri_personaggi_vari.pdf


Saint-Just and Desmoulins aren't mentioned, though... but this isn't a good prove of their being not envolved in it !