Glastonbury and the Grail : Did Joseph of Arimathea Bring the Sacred Relic to Britain?
Justin E. Griffin
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Jefferson : : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (285 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Glastonbury; 1: The Legends of Glastonbury; 2: History in a Timeless Place; 3: The Second Golden Age; Part II: Key Players; 4. Joseph-Nobilis Decurio; 5. Recreating Joseph's Wattle Church; 6. The Prophecy of Melkin; 7. The Mystery Tomb of ""J.A.""; Part III: The Written Record; 8. John Leland -The King's Antiquarian; 9. Glastonbury's Warrior Monk; 10. The Book of the Grail; 11. England to France, Spain to Germany; Part IV: The Case for Glastonbury and the Historical Grail; 12. Making a Case for Glastonbury. - 13. The Historical GrailBibliography; Index. - 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. Bolstered by an ab
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| ISBN | 0786465824. - 9780786465828
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