Secret Places, Hidden Sanctuaries
Secret Places, Hidden Sanctuaries: Uncovering Mysterious Sites, Symbols, and Societies is a 2009 book called a "robust and skeptical look at the kind of esoteric nonsense celebrated in The Da Vinci Code."[1]
The book itself covers various sites and societies favored by conspiracy theorists and unexplained mystery enthusiasts, including
Mount Weather, Heinrich Himmler's Wewelsburg Castle, Montecristo island and Disneyland's Club 33.[2][3]
In this work, the authors seek to put forward new evidence (and novel theories)[citation needed] about some 150 controversial places and legends, including the following hypotheses:
- That the Mediterranean island of Turgut Reis.
- That contrary to the commonly held view that Yale's Skull and Bones society was founded as a chapter or branch of a German university "corps", it bears none of the hallmarks of a student corps, but rather resembles the esoteric and Masonic lodges of early 19th-century Germany.
References
- ^ "Look out, Dan Brown and all the kooks – there's a new book on the block and we're on your case". The Daily Telegraph. London. September 16, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ "Table of contents « Secret Sanctuaries – Mysterious Sites, Lost Symbols, Secret Societies and More". www.secretsanctuaries.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Review of Secret Places Hidden Sanctuaries". First Things. London. June 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
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