Shawn Eyer
My research interests are strongly focused upon the development of Freemasonry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Current work is focused on the careful reading of early Masonic literature, with special attention to intertextuality, thematic progression, and ritualistic praxis.
In 2021, I completed a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) program at Harvard University, with a concentration in management, and additional coursework in museology. I also earned a Master's degree in Jewish liberal studies from Hebrew College of Boston the same year.
I work in non-profit management in the museum sector in the D.C. region and am employed by Harvard University Division of Continuing Education as a graduate teaching assistant in the Master's degree in Management program.
In 2021, I completed a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) program at Harvard University, with a concentration in management, and additional coursework in museology. I also earned a Master's degree in Jewish liberal studies from Hebrew College of Boston the same year.
I work in non-profit management in the museum sector in the D.C. region and am employed by Harvard University Division of Continuing Education as a graduate teaching assistant in the Master's degree in Management program.
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Books by Shawn Eyer
Featuring contributions by Ric Berman, David Harrison, Jedediah French, Nathan A. St. Pierre, Dana Scofield, Christopher B. Murphy, and Shawn Eyer, this collection critically re-examines key aspects of early Masonic life and thought, revealing the philosophical and social underpinnings of an organization that remains an intriguing cultural phenomenon. Edited by Christopher B. Murphy. Shawn Eyer, Executive Editor.
Plumbstone Books, 2017
$34.97 US Trade paperback, ISBN-13 978-1-60302-061-9
$47.97 US Clothbound, ISBN-13 978-1-60302-062-6
Ahiman is an anthology of Masonic writing, offering a serious exploration of the rich initiatic traditions of Freemasonry. Edited by Masonic scholar Shawn Eyer, Ahiman is dedicated to stimulating scholarship, penetrating interpretation and inspiring creative expressions focused upon the history, rituals, symbolism, iconography and philosophy of Freemasonry.
Papers by Shawn Eyer
CHICAGO CITATION: Shawn Eyer, "Light and Instruction: The Educational Duties of the Worshipful Master." Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research & Letters 72(2019): 138-46.
CHICAGO CITATION:
Shawn Eyer, "The Serious Declaration: A Traditional Expression of the Masonic Initiate’s Intent." Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research and Letters 72(2019): 94–103.
Christ Church, Philadelphia, June 24, 1755
A Comparative Analysis of Four Versions: 1755, 1759, 1767, and 1803
Annotated by Shawn Eyer
NOTE: Please see the follow-up paper, which demonstrates that it is not connected to Albert Pike. https://www.academia.edu/34993934/The_Smithsonian_s_Masonic_Mizrah_A_Mystery_Laid_to_Rest