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The Hidden Church of the Holy Graal

By Arthur Edward Waite

Book information

Publisher
Cosimo Classics
Year
2007
ISBN
1602062374, 9781602062375
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
73 MB (76277211 bytes)
Pages
604\733
Topic
History
Time added
2016-08-09 15:04:55
Historical;African American;Alternate History;Biog

Description

It is at the core of all Western culture: the story of the Holy Grail, the secret history of Christianity and the grand quest to find it that informs everything from tales steeped in centuries, such as the legend of King Arthur, to the most modern popular fiction, like The Da Vinci Code. In this highly readable but densely informative work, Waite, a preeminent 19th-century expert in esoterica, explores all the literature dedicated to this "legend of the soul" from both an intellectual and a spiritual perspective, seeking out the elemental through-lines of this most fundamental of stories as well as a mystical essence of Christianity itself. Students of folklore, readers of fantasy-quest fiction, and seekers after religious truth Christian and Pagan alike will all find this a vital resource. American-born British occultist and author ARTHUR EDWARD WAITE (1857-1942) was cocreator of the famous 1910 Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Among his numerous books are Book of Ceremonial Magic, The Holy Kabbalah, and New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry.

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