Lodge Association

A lodge association sets itself apart from the public. As a rule, members are only accepted after a phase of mutual examination. You have to keep silent about certain internal matters.

The lodge is usually a local community, often in the form of an association . Superordinate units, such as umbrella organizations, are often called grand lodges .

Depending on the history and philosophy of the lodge association, the spectrum of ideas ranges from enlightening - humanistic ideals to esoteric and quasi-religious secret teachings.

See also

• B'nai B'rith
• Freemasonry , Masonic Lodge
• International Grand Lodge of Druidism
• Independent Order of Odd Fellows
• Rosicrucians
• Theosophical Society
• AHEPA

literature

• Edwin A. Biedermann: Lodges, clubs and brotherhoods . 2nd act. and exp. Edition. Droste, Düsseldorf 2007, ISBN 3-7700-1184-8 .
• Wolf J. Bütow: In good company . Econ, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-430-11598-1 .
• Herbert Frey: The history of the Druid order, especially the German. Order branch until 1935 . Publishing house and printing by Eugen Heinz, Stuttgart 2002.
• Eugen Lennhoff, Oskar Posner, Dieter A. Binder : International Freemason Lexicon . Herbig, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-7766-2161-3 .
• Reinhold Dosch: German Freemason Lexicon . 1st edition. Studienverlag, Innsbruck 2011, ISBN 978-3-7065-4522-8 .