Secret societies

global Islamic organization that serves as the primary reference for many Islamic groups

Nizari Isma'ili sect

Organization whose details hidden from non-members

religious/ritual practice of the Greco-Roman world

French fraternity

political party in the Ottoman Empire

The Katipunan (), officially known as the ' (; ) and abbreviated as the KKK', was a revolutionary organization founded in 1892 by a group of Filipino nationalists Deodato Arellano, Andrés Bonifacio, Valentin Diaz, Ladislao Diwa, José Dizon, and Teodoro Plata. Its primary objective was achieving independence from the Spanish Empire through an armed revolution. It was formed as a secret society before its eventual discovery by Spanish authorities in August 1896. This discovery led to the start of the Philippine Revolution.

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Medieval secret society of Muslim philosophers and authors

thumb|A humorous cartoon depicting a cabal. A cabal is a group of people who are united in some close design, usually to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, a state, or another community, often by intrigue and usually without the knowledge of those who are outside their group. The use of this term usually carries negative connotations of political purpose, conspiracy and secrecy. It can also refer to a secret plot or a clique, or it may be used as a verb (to form a cabal or secretly conspire).

The Sicarii were a group of Jewish assassins who were active throughout Judaea in the years leading up to and during the First Jewish–Roman War, which took place at the end of the Second Temple period. Often associated with the Zealots (although this relationship is uncertain), they conducted a high-profile campaign of targeted assassinations of Romans and of Jews who collaborated with them. They later became notorious for a reported mass suicide during the Siege of Masada. The group's signature weapon and namesake was a type of large dagger known as a sica, which they concealed in their cloak

Shia fundamentalist group/political party in Iran

association founded by José Rizal

social resistance strategy in which small, independent groups (covert cells), including individuals (solo cells), challenge an established institution such as a law, economic system, social order or government

Al-Fatat (, al-Fatat) or the Young Arab Society (, Jam’iyat al-’Arabiya al-Fatat) was an underground Arab nationalist organization in the Ottoman Empire. Its aims were to gain independence and unify various Arab territories that were then under Ottoman rule. It found adherents in areas such as Syria. The organization maintained contacts with the reform movement in the Ottoman Empire and included many radicals and revolutionaries, such as Abd al-Mirzai. They were closely linked to the Al-Ahd, or Covenant Society, who had members in positions within the military, most were quickly dismissed afte

Nizari Ismaili government with the center of Alamut Castle (1090–1273)

political party

Turkish intelligence organization in the Ottoman Empire

Polish secret society

thumb|Tahiti: worship platforms (marae) in the Arahurahu Valley thumb|Idol (To´o) of the god Oro The Arioi or Areoi were a secret religious order of the Society Islands, particularly the island of Tahiti, with a hierarchical structure, esoteric salvation doctrine and cultish and cultural functions. They included both men and women of all social strata, though men predominated. The Arioi principally venerated the war god 'Oro, whom they considered the founder of their order.

Ukrainian secret societies in the Russian empire

thumb|right|Duk-Duk dancers in the Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, 1913

Secret Society

Duguilang (, Duγuyilang) is a term for Mongolian secret societies from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These duguilangs typically articulated popular discontent with higher authorities, especially with banner princes. The name is derived from the circular (, circle) lists in which the members signed petitions to authorities. The circular lists were meant to conceal who the ringleaders were. Duguilangs did not always limit themselves to petitions and lawsuits, but in a number of cases resorted to more violent means; in one resolution against the sale of banner land (which was considered

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