The Templars and the Assassins by James Wasserman -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Title Page Dedication Acknowledgments Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: An Introduction to Secret Societies

INITIATION MYSTICAL SECRET SOCIETIES DOCTRINES OF MYSTICAL SECRET SOCIETIES TEACHINGS OF MYSTICAL SECRET SOCIETIES HIGHER INTELLIGENCES POLITICAL SECRET SOCIETIES HIERARCHICAL RELIGIONS CULTS

Part 1: Setting the Stage

Chapter 2: Historical Background of the Crusades

THE BIRTH OF CHRISTIANITY EARLY CHRISTIANITY THE DECLINE AND DEATH OF ROME THE IMPORTANCE OF DIOCLETIAN CONSTANTINE AND CHRISTIANITY AFTER CONSTANTINE CHRISTIANITY AND THE DARK AGES FEUDALISM CHIVALRY THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE GROWTH OF EUROPE EMERGENCE FROM THE DARK AGES JERUSALEM CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE EASTERN AND WESTERN CHRISTIANITY PAPAL REFORM THE RISE OF THE ANTIPOPE

Part 2: The Order of Assassins

Chapter 3: The Assassin Myth Chapter 4: Islamic Roots

MUHAMMAD AND THE RISE OF ISLAM MUSLIM CULTURE THE FIRST DIVISION: SUNNI AND SHIITE THE OMAYYAD CALIPHATE AND THE MURDER OF THE PROPHET’S GRANDSON MUKTAR AND THE RISE OF SHIISM THE ABBASID CALIPHATE BETRAYAL THE GROWTH OF SHIITE EXTREMISM THE EMBRACE OF THE ALID LINE THE ISMAILI SPLIT THE EARLY WORK OF THE ISMAILI IMAMS THE PROCLAMATION OF THE FATIMID CALIPHATE AND THE QARMATI SCHISM THE CLASSICAL FATIMID PERIOD THE FATIMID DECLINE THE NIZARI ISMAILI SPLIT THE RISE OF THE SELJUK TURKS THE SUFIS

Chapter 5: Teachings of Ismailism

MAHDI, IMAM, ANDDai

Chapter 6: Enter Hasan

THE EARLY YEARS HASAN'S JOURNEY HASAN’SDawa ALAMUT THE ASSASSINS UNDER HASAN

Chapter 7: An Overview of Hasan’s Assassins

THE ASSASSINS WITHIN THE LARGER ISLAMIC COMMUNITY THE POLICY OF SELECTIVE POLITICAL MURDER DRUGS AND APOSTASY HASAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO ISMAILI DOCTRINE

Chapter 8: After Hasan

HASAN'S SUCCESSORS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD THE PROCLAMATION QIYAMA THE PERIOD OF STAR (CONCEALMENT)

Chapter 9: The Syrian Assassins

RASHID AL-DIN SINAN THE SYRIAN ISMAILIS AFTER SINAN

Chapter 10: The Nizari Ismailis Today Chapter 11: Reflections on the Assassin Order

Part 3: The Knights Templar

Chapter 12: The First Crusade Chapter 13: An Overview of the Order

THE FOUNDING SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX AND THE GROWTH OF THE ORDER THE TEMPLAR RULE IN PRAISE OF THE NEW KNIGHTHOOD THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORDER TEMPLAR WEALTH AND THE PRACTICE OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING

Chapter 14: The Early Years

THE RISE OF THE TEMPLARS IN EUROPE GROWTH IN THE HOLY LAND “EVERY BEST GIFT” AND LATER PAPAL SUPPORT

Chapter 15: The Second Crusade Chapter 16: Saladin and the Battle of Hattin Chapter 17: The Third Crusade Chapter 18: The Fourth Crusade Chapter 19: The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade Chapter 20: The Fifth Crusade Chapter 21: The Sixth Crusade and the Battle of La Forbie Chapter 22: The Seventh Crusade and the Rise of Baybars Chapter 23: The Eighth Crusade and Final Defeat Chapter 24: The Last Years of the Knights Templar

PROPOSALS FOR UNIFICATION OF THE MILITARY ORDERS PHILIP IV AND CLEMENT V

Chapter 25: The End of the Order Chapter 26: Reflections on the Templar Order

Part 4: Afterword

Chapter 27: The Path of the Mysteries

THE ORIGINS OF THE WESTERN MYSTERY TRADITION WESTERN ESOTERICISM AFTER THE CRUSADES THE DISCIPLINES OF THE WESTERN TRADITION WESTERN SECRET SOCIETIES CONCLUSION

Appendix 1: The Nine Degrees of Wisdom Appendix 2: The Book of the Knights of the Temple

I. A SERMON OF EXHORTATIONS FOR THE KNIGHTS OF THE TEMPLE II. OF WORLDLY KNIGHTS III. OF THE NEW KNIGHTHOOD IV. ON THE MANNER OF LIFE OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE TEMPLE V. THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM

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