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Video
History Channel documentary on Secret Societies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6qtR34709A
Brad Meltzer’s Decoded (History Channel): http://www.history.com/shows/brad-meltzers-decoded.
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1. Stauffer, Vernon (1918). New England and the Bavarian Illuminati. NY: Columbia University Press. pp. 133–134.
OCLC 2342764. http://books.google.com/books?id=nvY7AAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2. McKeown, Trevor W. (16 February 2009). "A Bavarian Illuminati Primer". Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon
A.F. & A.M.. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5w47O6KyR. Retrieved 27
January 2011.
3. Goeringer, Conrad (2008). "The Enlightenment, Freemasonry, and The Illuminati". American Atheists. Archived from
the original on 27 January 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5w47xrh7p. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
4. Introvigne, Massimo (2005). "Angels & Demons from the Book to the Movie FAQ - Do the Illuminati Really Exist?".
Center for Studies on New Religions. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
http://www.webcitation.org/5w48I6YlH. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
5. Payson, Seth (1802). Proofs of the Real Existence, and Dangerous Tendency, Of Illuminism. Charlestown: Samuel
Etheridge. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZEMAAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
6. Gruber, Hermann (1910). "Illuminati". The Catholic Encyclopedia. 7. NY: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 661–663.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07661b.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
7. Melanson, Terry (5 August 2005). "Illuminati Conspiracy Part One: A Precise Exegesis on the Available Evidence".
Conspiracy Archive. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5w4m7HAAW.
Retrieved 28 January 2010.
8. The Occult Conspiracy: Secret Societies, Their Influence and Power in World History
9. Human Rights In The New World Order
10. New England and the Bavarian Illuminati
GALE Opposing Viewpoints in Context (requires LAPL library card)
1. "D'Banj Denies Illuminati Affiliation." Africa News Service 13 Oct. 2012. 26 Feb. 2013.
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2. Pipes, Daniel. "Freemasons." The Atlantic Apr. 1992: 16. 26 Feb. 2013.
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3. Robbins, Alexandra. "George W. (Bush), knight of eulogia: a rare look inside Skull and Bones, the Yale secret society
and sometime haunt of the presumptive Republican nominee for President." The Atlantic May 2000: 24,26+. 26 Feb.
2013.
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4. Keene, Raymond. "Gloria mundi." Spectator 10 July 2004: 49. 26 Feb. 2013.
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5. Seavey, Todd. "Just because you're paranoid...." Reason Oct. 1992: 16. 26 Feb. 2013.
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6. COCKBURN, ALEXANDER. "Meet the Men Who Rule the World." The Nation 2 July 2001: 8. 26 Feb. 2013.
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7. McIlhany, William H. "A primer on the Illuminati: the genuine historical evidence on the secret society is every bit as
fascinating as the fabrications and fantasies now circulating in our pop culture." The New American 22 June 2009:
31+. 26 Feb. 2013.
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8. Freund, Charles Paul. "Pyramid Schemes." Reason Mar. 2000: 15. 26 Feb. 2013.
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9. "Secret societies." Foreign Policy 147 (2005): 1. 26 Feb. 2013.
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10. "Secret Societies." Social Forces (1972): 559. 26 Feb. 2013.
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11. O'Sullivan, Gerry. "Unholy alliances." The Humanist Mar.-Apr. 1992: 38+. 26 Feb. 2013.
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1. Ruotsila, Markku. "Mrs Webster's Religion: Conspiracist Extremism On The Christian Far Right." Patterns Of Prejudice
38.2 (2004): 109-126. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.
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2. "Illuminati." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.
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3. McIlhany, William H. "A Primer On The Illuminati." New American (08856540) 25.13 (2009): 31-36. Academic Search
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4. DeRoche, James F. "Solomon's Power Brokers: The Secrets Of Freemasonry, The Church, And The Illuminati." Library
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5. "Let There Be Brights?." Chronicle Of Higher Education 49.48 (2003): B4. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb.
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6. Radner, Ephraim. "New World Order, Old World Anti-Semitism." Christian Century 112.26 (1995): 844. Academic
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7. "Rosicrucians." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb.
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8. "Secret Society." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb.
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9. Cockburn, Alexander. "Beat The Devil." Nation 273.1 (2001): 8. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.
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10. "Conspiracy Planet." Institute Of Public Affairs Review 55.4 (2003): 32-33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb.
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JSTOR
1. Swedenborg and the Mystical Enlightenment in Late Eighteenth-Century England , Clarke Garrett, Journal of the
History of Ideas, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1984), pp. 67-81
2. Kant and the End of the Enlightenment in Prussia , Steven Lestition, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 65, No. 1
(Mar., 1993), pp. 57-112
3. Antimasonry and Masonry: The Genesis of Protest, 1826-1827, Ronald P. Formisano and Kathleen Smith Kutolowski,
American Quarterly, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Summer, 1977), pp. 139-165
4. The Carbonari: Their Origins, Initiation Rites, and Aims, R. John Rath, The American Historical Review, Vol. 69, No. 2
(Jan., 1964), pp. 353-370
5. Structure and Process in Secret Societies , Noel P. Gist, Social Forces, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Mar., 1938), pp. 349-357
6. Early Free-Thinking Societies in America , Woodbridge Riley, The Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.,
1918), pp. 247-284
7. Conspiracy and the Paranoid Style: Causality and Deceit in the Eighteenth Century , Gordon S. Wood The William and
Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Jul., 1982), pp. 401-441
8. The Philadelphia Aurora, the New England Illuminati, and the Election of 1800 , Alan V. Briceland The Pennsylvania
Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 100, No. 1 (Jan., 1976), pp. 3-36
9. The New England Illuminati: Conspiracy and Causality in Charles Brockden Brown's "Wieland" , Charles C. Bradshaw,
The New England Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 3 (Sep., 2003), pp. 356-377
10. The Bavarian Illuminati, the Early American Novel, and Histories of the Public Sphere , Bryan Waterman, The William
and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 62, No. 1 (Jan., 2005), pp. 9-30
11. Mozart and Freemasonry , Katharine Thomson, Music & Letters, Vol. 57, No. 1 (Jan., 1976), pp. 25-46
12. Mary Wollstonecraft, or, the Female Illuminati: The Campaign against Women and "Modern Philosophy" in the Early
Republic , Chandos Michael Brown, Journal of the Early Republic, Vol. 15, No. 3, Special Issue on Gender in the Early
Republic (Autumn, 1995), pp. 389-424
13. Mafia: The Prototypical Alien Conspiracy, Dwight C. Smith, Jr., Annals of the American Academy of Political and
Social Science, Vol. 423, Crime and Justice in America: 1776-1976 (Jan., 1976), pp. 75-88
Proquest Research Library (requires an LAPL library card)
1. Scott, M. S. M., & Zuidema, J. (2011). Religious studies and popular fiction: What does dan brown have to do with
the ivory tower? Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, 23(3), 372-381. Retrieved from
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2. Pionke, A. D. (2011). Conspiracy, revolution, and terrorism from victorian fiction to the modern novel. Victorian
Studies, 53(2), 361-363,392-393. Retrieved from
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3. Lee, M. F. (2005). NESTA WEBSTER: The voice of conspiracy. Journal of Women's History, 17(3), 81-104,192.
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4. Polak, A. D. (2004, Salt, toothpaste, and the CIA. Skeptic, 11, 64-71. Retrieved from
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5. Mole, P. (2003, Blame it on the jews. Skeptic, 10, 28-37. Retrieved from
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6. Stewart, C. J. (2002). The master conspiracy of the john birch society: From communism to the new world order.
Western Journal of Communication, 66(4), 424-447. Retrieved from
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7. Green, R. S. (2000). Scholars contending with delusional ideology: Historians, antisemitic lore, and the protocols.
Shofar, 18(2), 82-82. Retrieved from
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8. Boym, S. (1999). Conspiracy theories and literary ethics: Umberto eco, danilo kis and the protocols of zion.
Comparative Literature, 51(2), 97-122. Retrieved from
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9. Rich, P. (1997). Researching grandfather's secrets: Rummaging in the odd fellow and masonic attics. Journal of
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10. Schmidt, J. (1995). Civil society and social things: Setting the boundaries of the social sciences. Social Research,
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GALE Reference Library (requires LAPL library card)
1. CONNOLLY, T. K. "Alumbrados (Illuminati)." New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 323. Gale
Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.
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2. HOLLENBACH, M. W. "Illuminism." New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 7. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 320-322. Gale
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3. TRAUTH, M. P. "Carbonari." New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 99-101. Gale Virtual
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4. "Light, Liturgical Use of." New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 580-582. Gale Virtual
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5. Heinemann, Joseph, et al. "Antisemitism." Encyclopaedia Judaica. Ed. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. 2nd ed.
Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 206-246. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Feb.
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6. "Ritual Magick." Encyclopedia of American Religions. Ed. J. Gordon Melton. 7th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 889-903.
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7. "Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism." Encyclopedia of American Religions. Ed. J. Gordon Melton. 7th ed. Detroit: Gale,
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