by Augustin Barruel (Author), Robert Clifford (Translator)
Volume number three deals with the Order of the Illuminati, founded in Bavaria, in 1776, by Adam Weishaupt, a professor at the University of Ingolstadt and an expert manipulator and deceiver. Here the author shines a fulgurant light into the tenebrous labyrinth of what has since become one of history's most infamous secret societies, an octopus with tentacles extending far and wide, including other universities, members of the aristocracy, government bureaucracies, and even ministries. Its sinister Code, its insidious ideology, its opaque internal structure, its devious methods of recruitment, its cancel culture, and the moral character of its pedantic and authoritarian leadership are detailed in full. By the end of this volume, the reader will understand why this nefarious Order remains a subject of hushed discussion nearly two and a half centuries after its discovery.