Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle between the Cathars,

Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome

The first English translation of the book that reveals the Cathar stronghold at MontsÃ©gur to be the repository of the Holy Grail

â€¢ Presents the history of the Papal persecution of the Cathars that lies hidden in the medieval epic Parzival and in the poetry of the troubadours

â€¢ Provides new insights into the life and death of this gifted and controversial author

Crusade Against the Grail is the daring book that popularized the legend of the Cathars and the Holy Grail. The first edition appeared in Germany in 1933 and drew upon Rahnâ€™s account of his explorations of the Pyrenean caves where the heretical Cathar sect sought refuge during the 13th century. Over the years the book has been translated into many languages and exerted a large influence on such authors as Trevor Ravenscroft and Jean-Michel Angebert, but it has never appeared in English until now.

Much as German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann used Homerâ€™s Iliad to locate ancient Troy, Rahn believed that Wolfram von Eschenbachâ€™s medieval epic Parzival held the keys to the mysteries of the Cathars and the secret location of the Holy Grail. Rahn saw Parzival not as a work of fiction, but as a historical account of the Cathars and the Knights Templar and their guardianship of the Grail, a â€œstone from the stars.â€ The Crusade that the Vatican led against the Cathars became a war pitting Roma (Rome) against Amor (love), in which the Church triumphed with flame and sword over the pure faith of the Cathars.
Country USA
Manufacturer Inner Traditions
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2006-09-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Inner Traditions
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2006-09-22
Format	Kindle eBook

Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome

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