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The Quest of the Holy Grail

Jessie Laidlay Weston

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The noted author of From Ritual to Romance describes and analyzes the literature of the Grail cycle and surveys the leading theories about the origins and meaning of the legend. Her conclusion is that the Grail story is a confused and fragmentary record of a special form of nature worship, which, elevated to the dignity of a mystery, survived as a tradition. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Language: English

Pages: 180

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: July 18, 2001

ISBN: 0486419770

ISBN 13: 9780486419770

The Quest of the Holy Grail

Jessie Laidlay Weston

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The noted author of From Ritual to Romance describes and analyzes the literature of the Grail cycle and surveys the leading theories about the origins and meaning of the legend. Her conclusion is that the Grail story is a confused and fragmentary record of a special form of nature worship, which, elevated to the dignity of a mystery, survived as a tradition. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Language: English

Pages: 180

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: July 18, 2001

ISBN: 0486419770

ISBN 13: 9780486419770

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