The Masonic Myth by Jay Kinney

The Masonic Myth by Jay Kinney

The Masonic Myth by Jay Kinney is an accessible and fascinating history of the Freemasons that sheds new light on this secret fraternity. A nonfiction look at the mysterious and wrongly maligned ancient society that plays a major role in The Lost Symbol, the new novel by Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code), Kinney's The Masonic Myth debunks the myths as it reveals the truth about the Freemasons, their history, and their secret symbols and rituals--a truth that is far more fascinating than all the conspiracy theories combined.

From 1968 through the 1970s and into the 1980s, Jay Kinney was a key figure in the underground comics movement. Young Lust, a satirical romance comic, was co-created by him, as was Anarchy Comics, which he started and edited. He also contributed to a number of other comics. Before launching Gnosis: A Journal of the Western Inner Traditions, he was the editor of Whole Earth's CoEvolution Quarterly. Hidden Wisdom, The Inner West, and The Masonic Myth are among his other works. He just contributed a chapter to Ten Years that Shook the City: San Francisco 1968-1978 (City Lights) about the underground comics scene.