From Ritual to RomanceCourier Corporation, 1997 M01 1 - 240 páginas 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. Weston examines the saga of the Grail, which, in many versions, begins when the wounded king of a famished land sees a procession of objects including a bleeding lance and a bejewelled cup. She maintains that all versions defy uniform applications of Celtic and Christian interpretations, and explores the legend's Gnostic roots.Drawing from J. G. Frazer, who studied ancient nature cults that associated the physical condition of the king with the productivity of the land, Weston considers how the legend of the Grail related to fertility rites--with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols. She traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians who embellished the story. Conceiving of the Grail saga as a literary outgrowth of ancient ritual, she seeks a Gnostic Christian interpretation that unites the quest for fertility with the striving for mystical oneness with God. |
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Página ix
... connection . Mana not necessarily a case of relics . Self - acting weapons frequent in Medieval Romance . Sir J. G. Frazer's theory holds good . Remarks on method and design of present Studies . CHAPTER II THE TASK OF THE HERO pp . 1-10 ...
... connection . Mana not necessarily a case of relics . Self - acting weapons frequent in Medieval Romance . Sir J. G. Frazer's theory holds good . Remarks on method and design of present Studies . CHAPTER II THE TASK OF THE HERO pp . 1-10 ...
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... Play . Their Ceremonial origin now admitted by scholars . Connected with seasonal Festivals and Fertility Ritual . Earliest Sword Dancers , the Maruts . Von Schroeder , Mysterium und Mimus . Discussion of their CONTENTS Xi.
... Play . Their Ceremonial origin now admitted by scholars . Connected with seasonal Festivals and Fertility Ritual . Earliest Sword Dancers , the Maruts . Von Schroeder , Mysterium und Mimus . Discussion of their CONTENTS Xi.
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... connected with lost form of Fertility Ritual . Pos- sible origin of Grail Knights to be found in Sword Dancers . pp . 77-95 CHAPTER VIII THE MEDICINE MAN The rôle of the Medicine Man , or Doctor in Fertility Ritual . Its im- portance ...
... connected with lost form of Fertility Ritual . Pos- sible origin of Grail Knights to be found in Sword Dancers . pp . 77-95 CHAPTER VIII THE MEDICINE MAN The rôle of the Medicine Man , or Doctor in Fertility Ritual . Its im- portance ...
Página xiii
... Connection of Fish with goddess Astarte . Cumont . Connection of Fish and Dove . Fish as Fertility Symbol . Its use in Marriage ceremonies . Summing up of evidence . Fisher King inexplicable from Christian point of view . Folk - lore ...
... Connection of Fish with goddess Astarte . Cumont . Connection of Fish and Dove . Fish as Fertility Symbol . Its use in Marriage ceremonies . Summing up of evidence . Fisher King inexplicable from Christian point of view . Folk - lore ...
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... Connection between Drama and Mysteries of Attis . Import- ance of the Phrygian Mysteries . Naassene claim to be sole Christians . Significance of evidence . Vegetation cults as vehicle of high spiritual teaching . Exoteric and Esoteric ...
... Connection between Drama and Mysteries of Attis . Import- ance of the Phrygian Mysteries . Naassene claim to be sole Christians . Significance of evidence . Vegetation cults as vehicle of high spiritual teaching . Exoteric and Esoteric ...
Contenido
CHAPTER I | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 11 |
CHAPTER IV | 32 |
CHAPTER V | 49 |
CHAPTER VI | 62 |
CHAPTER VII | 77 |
CHAPTER VIII | 96 |
CHAPTER IX | 107 |
CHAPTER X | 130 |
CHAPTER XI | 141 |
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIL | 151 |
CHAPTER XII | 155 |
CHAPTER XIII | 165 |
THE AUTHOR | 178 |
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