Definition: We call Freemasonry a set of polymorphic historical and social phenomena forming a space of sociability which recruits its members by cooptation and practice of initiation rituals referring to a secret Masonic and the art of building.

Difficult to historically traceable, it seems to appear in Scotland and England in the seventeenth century. She describes herself, at various times, countries and forms, as "essentially philosophical and philanthropic association," as a "moral system illustrated by symbols" or an "order of initiation.

Organized in denominations since 1717 in London, said speculative Freemasonry - that is to say, philosophical - refers to the Old Charges of Masonry said operative formed by the corporations of builders who built, among others, the cathedrals.
She offered an esoteric teaching, progressive using symbols and rituals and wants to be adogmatic.

It encourages its members to work for human progress, while allowing each member to specify the task to his liking the meaning of these words. The charity is one of its means of action.
His vocation to be universal, although its practices and its modes of organization are highly variable across countries and periods.

It brings together in numerous countries throughout the globe, people who set themselves the goal of working to improve their spiritual and moral.

It has been structured over the centuries around a large number of rituals and traditions, which resulted in the creation of a multitude of faiths that do not recognize them all.