Title :
Cain and his descendent Lamech
Year :
1790, 1802, 1998, 1792, 1879, 1987
POI :
Cott,Ely,Quinn,Scott,Spalding,Lake
City :
Salt Lake City
Scripture Reference :
Content :
Cain and his descendent Lamech receive the title Master Mahan for their mastery of secret combinations and murder for gain. This title likely derives from Master Mason, the title of the highest degree in Blue Lodge freemasonry. Spalding evidently corrupted the title, Mason, replacing it with Mahan. As noted by Dr. Michael Quinn, references to Mahoun as the Devil appear in Scottish poetry circa 17901802.
Notes :
Quinn, D. Michael (1998), Early Mormonism and the Magic World View (2nd ed.), Salt Lake City: Signature Books, p. 147148, 208210. See also: http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/ScotLit/ASLS/SWE/TBI/TBIIssue10/Mahoun.html Scottish poet Robert Burns used the word Mahoun" in his poem: The Deils awa withExciseman (1792). http://www.robertburns.org/works/374.shtml John Jamieson, An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, rev. ed. (Paisley, Scotland: Gardner, 1879), 3:205; see also the various references in D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1987), 167 n. 4.
Cain and his descendent Lamech
Year :
1790, 1802, 1998, 1792, 1879, 1987
POI :
Cott,Ely,Quinn,Scott,Spalding,Lake
City :
Salt Lake City
Scripture Reference :
Content :
Cain and his descendent Lamech receive the title Master Mahan for their mastery of secret combinations and murder for gain. This title likely derives from Master Mason, the title of the highest degree in Blue Lodge freemasonry. Spalding evidently corrupted the title, Mason, replacing it with Mahan. As noted by Dr. Michael Quinn, references to Mahoun as the Devil appear in Scottish poetry circa 17901802.
Notes :
Quinn, D. Michael (1998), Early Mormonism and the Magic World View (2nd ed.), Salt Lake City: Signature Books, p. 147148, 208210. See also: http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/ScotLit/ASLS/SWE/TBI/TBIIssue10/Mahoun.html Scottish poet Robert Burns used the word Mahoun" in his poem: The Deils awa withExciseman (1792). http://www.robertburns.org/works/374.shtml John Jamieson, An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, rev. ed. (Paisley, Scotland: Gardner, 1879), 3:205; see also the various references in D. Michael Quinn, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1987), 167 n. 4.