Masons, Templars and Satanists: Secret Societies and Esotericism in the West (RELN2116)
Course level
Undergraduate
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
RELN7116
Assessment methods
On-line quizzes on readings, assignment proposal, assignment
Course enquiries
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Course description
NOT 2010 Class offered by web - no classroom lectures. The course investigates the history, doctrines and aims of secret societies in Western culture from ancient ties until the present day. There will be a particular emphasis on secret societies in Australian culture and the effects of new technology, in particular the internet, on secret societies, their beliefs, operation and recruitment. This course may not run if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.