Holy Grail: The Legend, the History, the Evidence

The existence of the Holy Grail has long been debated, and many of these debates focus on the intellectualized or psychological aspects of it. This work explores the events that gave rise to the legend of the Holy Grail and pays special attention to the texts that form the body of the legend, as well as historical facts about the life of Christ, the Crusades, and the fall from grace of the Knights Templar. The book examines the legitimacy of the claims made by several present-day believers and also introduces a new theory of multiple grails (and the evidence supporting this theory), which, the author believes, answers many of the otherwise unanswered questions surrounding the Holy Grail.

Author: Justin E. Griffin
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 07/30/2001
Pages: 167
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.06w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780786409990
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2001 pg. 285
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 214

About the Author
Justin E. Griffin is the author of three books and maintains www.historicalgrail.com, a website dedicated to sharing his research. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he works in the Office of Information Technology at the University of Tennessee.