{"product_id":"the-brotherhood-of-freemason-sisters-9780226095868","title":"The Brotherhood of Freemason Sisters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreemasonry has long been one of the most romanticized secret societies in the world. But a simple fact escapes most depictions of this elite brotherhood: there are women Freemasons, too. The author takes you inside Masonic lodges in contemporary Italy, where she observes the many ritualistic and fraternal bonds forged among women initiates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting analysis of the women Freemasons in Italy that illuminates the debates about and paradoxes of women's inclusion into a controversial secret 'brotherhood.' Mahmud initiates us with wisdom into the contradictions of a liberal political philosophy that extols universal brotherhood but is embedded in exclusionary practices of community and ritual based on class, race, and gender. This feminist ethnography is sure to become a classic in the anthropology of Europe.\" (Lila Abu-Lughod, author of Do Muslim Women Need Saving?)\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864226902359,"sku":"9780226095868","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226095868.jpg?v=1722270983","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-brotherhood-of-freemason-sisters-9780226095868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}