Initiating women in Freemasonry : the adoption rite

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Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction and Summary; Chapter Two The Start; England; France; 'La Loge de Juste' in 1751; Adoption Lodges before 1751; La Franc-Maçonne 1744; Chapter Three The Contents of the Adoption Rite; An Example From 1770; Analysis; Le Parfait Maçon 1744; The Creation of a Rite; Chapter Four The Roots of the Tradition; William Mitchell; Comparing the Texts; Conclusions; Chapter Five The Documents in Context I: The Eighteenth Century; 1744-1760; 1760-1771; 1771-1775; 1775-1789 / 1794 Rituals in Other Languages than FrenchChapter Six The Documents in Context II: The Nineteenth Century; 1797-1815; 1815-1870; 1870-1897; Adoption Lodges Outside France; Chapter Seven The Documents in Context III: The Twentieth Century; 1899-1903; 1903-1911; 1912-1922; 1923-1939; Since 1945; Chapter Eight The Different Families of Rituals; The 'Clermont' Family; The 'Grand Orient' Family; The 'Third' Tradition; Mixed Families; Rituals, Belonging to No Defined Tradition; Conclusions; Chapter Nine The Development of the Rituals; Developments in the Different Families of Rituals General DevelopmentsConclusions Concerning Theory; Illustrations; Appendices; Appendix A Table of the Adoption Rite Rituals, Ordered by Code; Appendix B Descriptions of All 18th Century Adoption Rituals in French, Mentioned in this Book; Appendix C The Possibly Oldest MS of an Adoption Ritual 'Grand Orient' Family [BN FM4 151, Ado1744]; Appendix D The Possibly Oldest MS of an Adoption Ritual of the 'Clermont' Family (BN BAYLOT FM4 7, Ado1753); Appendix E MS of an Adoption Ritual of the 'Brunswick' Family (UGLE YFR.828.MAC, Ado1770) Appendix F Definition of the Traditions / Families of Adoption Rite RitualsBibliography; Index of Rituals; Index of Names; Index of Subjects