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Glastonbury and the grail : did Joseph of Arimathea bring the sacred relic to Britain? / Justin E. Griffin.
LIBRA DA690.G45 G74 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Griffin, Justin E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Joseph, of Arimathea, Saint.
- Glastonbury Abbey--Legends.
- Glastonbury Abbey.
- Abbeys--England--Glastonbury--Legends.
- Abbeys.
- Joseph, of Arimathea, Saint--Legends.
- Joseph.
- Legends.
- Glastonbury (England)--Miscellanea.
- Glastonbury (England).
- Legends--England--Glastonbury.
- Grail--Legends.
- Grail.
- England--Glastonbury.
- Genre:
- Legends.
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, [2013]
- Summary:
- Glastonbury, a small town in Somerset, England, stands at the epicenter of a longstanding tradition placing the Holy Grail in Britain. Legend holds that Joseph of Arimathea traveled to Britain, bringing with him both a gathering of followers and the cup that Jesus used at the last supper. He is said to have buried the Grail at Glastonbury, where some claim he founded the first church in England. This volume chronicles one man's personal quest to find historical evidence supporting the traditional beliefs surrounding Joseph of Arimathea and the Holy Grail in southern England. Locating an abundance of evidence supporting the presence of Joseph in 1st century Britain, he separates his findings from the fantasy of the Grail Romances, answering questions about the Grail and the origins and progressions of its legend. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- pt. 1. Glastonbury. The legends of Glastonbury ; History in a timeless place ; The second golden age
- pt. 2. Key players. Joseph : Nobilis Decurio ; Recreating Joseph's Wattle Church ; The prophesy of Melkin ; The mystery tomb of "J.A."
- pt. 3. The written record. John Leland : the King's Antiquarian ; Glastonbury's warrior monk ; The book of the Grail ; England to France, Spain to Germany
- pt. 4. The case for Glastonbury and the historical Grail. Making a case for Glastonbury ; The historical Grail
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (271-272) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786465828
- 0786465824
- OCLC:
- 779876983
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