From Ritual to Romance
Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as crucial to understanding 'The Waste Land, ' Jessie Weston's book has continued to attract readers interested in ancient religion, myth, and especially Arthurian legend. Here she reinterprets the saga of the Grail by exploring the legend's Gnostic roots.
Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as crucial to understanding 'The Waste Land, ' Jessie Weston's book has continued to attract readers interested in ancient religion, myth, and especially Arthurian legend. Here she reinterprets the saga of the Grail by exploring the legend's Gnostic roots.
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780486296807 (0486296806)
ASIN: 9780486296807
Publish date: 02-11-2011
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Non Fiction,
History,
Academic,
Criticism,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Religion,
Spirituality,
Anthropology,
Mythology,
Arthurian
Weston examines textual sources and folk practices from a variety of cultures, arguing that the Arthurian legend of the Grail is a continuation of pre-Christian Vegetation rituals.
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