Anthropological investigation and analysis of the nuances of subcultures such as Freemasonry

The power of language to shape or constitute bodily experience, necessitates the anthropological investigation and analysis of the nuances of subcultures such as Freemasonry and especially where it is practiced within the confines of ethnically insulated communities, thus differentiating itself via subtle nuances of ethnographic and cultural influences upon its practices.  Still, no matter how many interviews are held, conversations transcribed and rituals read or even more especially experienced within the context of the fully entrenched researcher, it still becomes impossible to betray the actual secrets of such entities.  These hybrid traditions and initiatory lodges, convey a gnosis to their recipients, which language, no matter how eloquent, fails to convey.  

Edward Burnett Taylor