TY - BOOK AU - Dumenil,Lynn TI - Freemasonry and American Culture, 1880-1930 T2 - Princeton Legacy Library SN - 9781400853830 AV - HS529 .D86 2014 U1 - 366.10973366/.1/0973 PY - 2014/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Freemasonry KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - 20th century KW - WASPs (Persons) KW - Franc-maçonnerie KW - États-Unis KW - Histoire KW - 19e siècle KW - 20e siècle KW - WASP KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Freemasonry & Secret Societies KW - fast KW - Social conditions KW - 1865-1918 KW - 1918-1932 KW - Conditions sociales KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover; Contents; Part 1: Masonry in the Nineteenth Century; Part 2: Masonry in the 1920s N2 - As the United States moved from Victorian values to those of modern consumerism, the religious component of Freemasonry was increasingly displaced by a secular ideology of service (like that of business and professional clubs), and the Freemasons' psychology of asylum from the competitive world gave way to the aim of good fellowship"" within it. This study not only illuminates this process but clarifies the neglected topic of fraternal orders and enriches our understanding of key facets of American cultural change. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library