From the Book - 1st U.S. ed.
Introduction : fools, fears and fanatics
The Assassins ; nothing is true, everything is permitted
Templars, illuminati and Freemasons : the secret seat of power
Priory of Sion : keepers of the Holy Grail
Druids and gnostics : knowledge and the eternal soul
Kabbalah : origins of the apocalypse
Rosicrucians : the pursuit of esoteric wisdom
Triads : cultural criminals
The Mafia and Cosa Nostra : wise guys and businessmen
Yakuza : traditions and amputations
Wicca : the great goddess and the horned god
Skull & Bones : America's secret establishment
Secret societies in popular culture : an endless fascination
Critics, alarmists and conspiracy theorists : when does paranoia make sense?
Afterword : of demons and baloney.