The Holy Grail is a powerful central image of Arthurian legend from which a wide variety of ideas and beliefs radiated. This title charts the Grail's strange origins ad mysterious history as a catalyst for all kinds of spiritual and historical enquiries. It seeks to introduce the reader to ancient symbology and how this became Christianized, focuses on Templar and Gnostic mysteris and investigates the mythical origins of the Grail and the legends surrounding the actual chalice.
- ISBN10 0340781475
- ISBN13 9780340781470
- Publish Date 25 August 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Murray Press
- Imprint John Murray Learning
- Edition Illustrated edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 96
- Language English