A History of ‘Secret Societies’
The expression “secret societies” evokes a Wittgensteinian family resemblance of a great variety of organisations with all sorts of similarities. By Dr. Jaap Kloosterman / 06.19.2013International Institute of Social History Introduction Attempts to circumscribe our topic are naturally hampered by the fact that secrecy is a many-sided thing. The expression “secret societies” evokes a Wittgensteinian[…]