What Is Freemasonry?: Interview with the Grand Master Gustavo Raffi

Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that dates back hundreds of years and throughout their history their teachings, beliefs and practices have been surrounded with myths and legends. Gustavo Raffi is a Grand Master (or Grand Orient) of the Grand Lodge of Italy. This volume is a discussion between the Grand Master and a journalist exploring the philosophy that forms the basis of his outlook as a freemason. While not revealing secrets, he helps to shed light on the worldview shared by so many other freemasons worldwide.

A journey through esoterism, the pedagogy of dialogue, the Great Architect of the Universe, laicism, the eternal conflict between science and faith, the sacrosanct right to the pursuit of happiness, with a critical analysis and proposals for the near future. The intention is to explain what for many people is an unknown world, suspended between legend and misinformation.