The Secret History of Dante
Unearthing the Real-Life Mysteries of the Inferno
1st Edition
Published on 18. June 2013
160 pages
978-1-4767-5311-9 (ISBN)
Description
Mark Booth, author of the international bestseller The Secret History of the World, uncovers the real-life stories of Dante and The Inferno.
Why does Dante describe the Inferno as a real place? What secret society did Dante belong to? What was Dante's connection with the Knights Templar? What was his secret connection to militant Islamic sects?
Here you will find hidden codes, passageways under the streets of Florence, mad monks, mind-bending drugs and terrifying underground rituals. Together they contain all the elements of a great thriller?greed, murder, obsessive love, betrayal?and they reveal a 2,000-year-old conspiracy: to rule the world.
Perfect if you want to understand the mysteries that inspired Dan Brown's novel Inferno, or as a standalone initiation to one of the great turning points in occult history.
Why does Dante describe the Inferno as a real place? What secret society did Dante belong to? What was Dante's connection with the Knights Templar? What was his secret connection to militant Islamic sects?
Here you will find hidden codes, passageways under the streets of Florence, mad monks, mind-bending drugs and terrifying underground rituals. Together they contain all the elements of a great thriller?greed, murder, obsessive love, betrayal?and they reveal a 2,000-year-old conspiracy: to rule the world.
Perfect if you want to understand the mysteries that inspired Dan Brown's novel Inferno, or as a standalone initiation to one of the great turning points in occult history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Windows
ISBN-13
978-1-4767-5311-9 (9781476753119)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Mark Booth
Content
- Intro
- Epigraph
- Chapter 1: Born in Blood
- Chapter 2: A Daydreaming Boy
- Chapter 3: What Happens When You Meet Your Kindred Spirit
- Chapter 4: A New Spiritual Master
- Chapter 5: Forbidden Wisdom
- Chapter 6: Making Connections with the Military and Spiritual Elite
- Chapter 7: The Secret Wisdom of the Knights Templar
- Chapter 8: The Knights Templar and the Secrets of Self-transformation
- Chapter 9: The Army of Lovers
- Chapter 10: Dante, Player on the World Stage
- Chapter 11: 'How Bitter Is Another Man's Bread'
- Chapter 12: A Second Crucifixion
- Chapter 13: "A Greater Cold"
- Chapter 14: Vergil's Inferno
- Chapter 15: The Underworld Comes to Light
- Chapter 16: The Greater Mysteries
- Chapter 17: The Army of Martyrs
- Chapter 18: The Dante Code
- Chapter 19: Leap to the Stars
- Chapter 20: Underground Initiation Ceremonies Today
- Chapter 21: The Wanderer Between the Worlds
- 'The Sacred History' Excerpt
- Notes
- Copyright
