The Holy Grail: The Legend, the History, the Evidence

by Justin E. Griffin

Overview

The existence of the Holy Grail has long been debated, and many of these debates focus on the intellectualized or psychological aspects of it. This work explores the events that gave rise to the legend of the Holy Grail and pays special attention to the texts that form the body of the legend, as well as historical facts about the life of Christ, the Crusades, and the fall from grace of the Knights Templar. The book examines the legitimacy of the claims made by several present-day believers and also introduces a new theory of multiple grails (and the evidence supporting this theory), which, the author believes, answers many of the otherwise unanswered questions surrounding the Holy Grail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786450312
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/16/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	167
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Justin E. Griffin is the author of three books and maintains www.historicalgrail.com, a website dedicated to sharing his research. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he works in the Office of Information Technology at the University of Tennessee.

Editorial Reviews

Griffin's curiosity about the mysterious bowl grew out of his interest in Arthurian and other medieval legends, and was sparked by a document on its possible history. He works in an academic library (U. of Tennessee) but soon exhausted the resources there, and turned to the Internet which proved as abundant in information as the Grail is said to be in grace. He discusses the legend, historical aspects behind it, and the legitimacy of claims by several contenders. In the grand tradition, of course, he posits a new theory. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

an exemplary place to start an exploration of the vast, mysterious world of grail lore”—Booklist; “covers considerable ground”—C&RL News.

From the Publisher

"covers considerable ground"

C&RL News

an exemplary place to start an exploration of the vast, mysterious world of grail lore

Booklist