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Encyclopedia of the Holy Grail

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In the twelfth century, a French poet wrote a verse romance about a young knight who witnesses a mysterious procession centered on a radiant vessel, a "grail." Left unfinished, the poem inspired other writers of prose and verse, until the story was completely rewritten into the Arthurian romances, in which the vessel becomes a relic of the Last Supper, the Holy Grail.
For hundreds of years, the Grail story has haunted the western imagination. But the original medieval texts are full of inconsistencies, as different writers attempted to complete the story in varied ways. This encyclopedia illuminates a path through the Perilous Forest of literature and legend. Entries summarize the stories of the principal characters, sacred objects and places associated with the Grail. An Afterword shows how mysteries of the grail continue to enchant the scholars and creative writers who have transformed the medieval legend into modern mythology.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: THE ABSENT PATH

The Encyclopedia

Afterword: Higher Mysteries: Grail Initiation as Twentieth Century Mythology

Appendix I: The Grail Chronology

Appendix II: The Medieval Grail Literature

Appendix III: The Company of the Grail: Some Twentieth Century Writers

Bibliography

Index


About the author

Jeffrey John Dixon, after studying English literature at Sussex University, travelled widely and now lives and writes in Powys, United Kingdom.

Product details

Authors Jeffrey John Dixon, Dixon Jeffrey John
Publisher Ingram Publishers Services
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation from age 18
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.03.2023
 
EAN 9781476687940
ISBN 978-1-4766-8794-0
No. of pages 336
Dimensions 178 mm x 254 mm x 17 mm
Weight 594 g
Illustrations Raster,schwarz-weiss
Series McFarland Myth and Legend Encyclopedias
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries

Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Poet, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Folklore studies / Study of myth

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