From Ritual to Romance is Jessie Weston's landmark study of the legends surrounding the mysterious Holy Grail. Weston studied medieval literature under Professor Bruno Gaston Paris and, as an independent scholar, was less hide-bound in her thinking than most tenured academics. After extensive study she rejected the prevailing consensus: that the Grail was simply a courtly work of imagination with no historical antecedents. Instead, Weston put forward the idea that the Arthurian legend of the Grail is a continuation of prehistoric Vegetation/Fertility rituals that manifested, in Classical times, as Mithraism and the 'Dying Gods' such as Adonis, Tammuz and Attis. Drawing together such apparently disparate subjects as folk-lore, biblical commentaries, mythology, and both pagan and Christian symbology, Weston produced a coherent 'gestalt' that reveals the Grail Legend as a veiled account of pre-Christian mystery initiation. An impressive and accessible book, From Ritual to Romance is essential reading for all those interested in mythology, folk-lore, paganism, gnosticism, and the origins of the most famous of all Arthurian Legends.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Gastos de envío:
EUR 2,44
A Estados Unidos de America
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 21596389-n
Descripción Soft Cover. Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781909735545
Descripción Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. From Ritual to Romance: The True Source of the Holy Grail (Aziloth Books) 0.46. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: BBS-9781909735545
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABLIING23Mar2912160282379
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: I-9781909735545
Descripción PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: L0-9781909735545
Descripción Condición: New. pp. 148. Nº de ref. del artículo: 26128168561
Descripción Condición: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.5. Nº de ref. del artículo: 190973554X-2-1
Descripción Softcover. Condición: New. Special order direct from the distributor. Nº de ref. del artículo: ING9781909735545
Descripción Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 148 23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam. Nº de ref. del artículo: 131337646