The Illuminoids: Secret Societies and Political Paranoia

Although The Illuminoids begins with an account of Adam Weishaupt's revolutionary Order of the Illuminati, founded May 1, 1776, the real purpose of this book is to trace the influence of secret societies throughout history - From their legendary roots in earliest times down to modern-day conspiracies behind the sensational headlines. Neal Wilgus really does think for himself; he accepts neither the inflamed hallucinations of the rabid anti-Illuminati crusaders nor the aloof dismissal of the Illuminati by the historians. Wilgus is a true political scientist. He has no axe to grind. He is looking for the truth and he is neither gullible nor too cynical to follow up on wild possibilities. A damned fine piece of original and fearless historical research, Wilgus is to be commended for his wit and skepticism in a field too often dominated by humorless fear-mongering.