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From: "Kris Millegan" <prad...@vocus.com>
Date: March 5, 2009 10:35:15 AM PST
To: publis...@trineday.net
Subject: The real story of the villians in Angels & Demons
Perfectibilists — The Illuminat de-mystified
The secret society known as the Illuminati is the bad guy in the new
Ron Howard film, Angels & Demons of Dan Brown's novel of the same
name, with Tom Hanks reprising is role of sleuth, Robert Langdon
from the 2006 blockbuster The Da Vinci Code.
In his new book, Perfectibilists: The 18th Century Order of the
Illuminati, author Terry Melanson puts a human face on the legendary
secret society, which has been the object of more wild speculation
and semi-fictional musings than any other group over the past two
hundred years.
First calling the new cult “Perfectibilists,” to reflect his
philosophy of perfecting the faculty of enlightened reason, founder
Adam Weishaupt soon decided the word was too weird and too obscure,
and adopted the name by which it has been known ever since.
Sharing many adherents with the Freemasons, the Order was active in
Bavaria from 1776 to 1786, when it was suppressed by the government,
and many members were forced to emigrate to more sympathetic
political climes. They then proceeded to infiltrate the highest
cultural and political circles in Europe, heavily influencing the
era’s revolutionary fervor that led to the fall of the ancient
monarchies, leaving us a legacy that still plays a pivotal role in
the dynamics of our modern world.
Translating many books and original documents into English for the
first time, Melanson traces the origins and subsequent diaspora of
this fabled cult in encyclopedic detail, including thumbnail
biographies of over 400 confirmed members, dozens of illustrations,
and actual mission statements written by the Order’s inner circle.
An invaluable addition to anyone’s library, Perfectibilists: The
18th Century Order of the Illuminati, a story from the Age Of
Enlightenment, the eclectic characters who embodied it, and the
record of this fascinating group’s real activities shows that the
true story is often, indeed, stranger than fiction.
Terry lives in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and is the owner/
operator of the popular Internet site, conspiracyarchive.com.
For information, interviews or review copies please contact:
Kris Millegan or Kelly Ray at:
publis...@trineday.net or 1.800.556.2012
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