{"product_id":"from-ritual-to-romance-paperback-1","title":"From Ritual to Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessie L. Weston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ritual to Romance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessie L. Weston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeston's book is an academic examination of the roots of the King Arthur legends and seeks to make connections between the early pagan elements and the later Christian influences. The book's main focus is on the Holy Grail tradition and its influence, particularly the Wasteland motif. The origins of Weston's book are in James George Frazer's seminal work on folklore, magic and religion, The Golden Bough (1890), and in the works of Jane Ellen Harrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the introductory Chapter the reader will find the aim and object of these studies set forth at length. In view of the importance and complexity of the problems involved it seemed better to incorporate such a statement in the book itself, rather than relegate it to a Preface which all might not trouble to read. Yet I feel that such a general statement does not adequately express my full debt of obligation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the many whose labour has been laid under contribution in the following pages there are certain scholars whose published work, or personal advice, has been specially illuminating, and to whom specific acknowledgment is therefore due. Like many others I owe to Sir J. G. Frazer the initial inspiration which set me, as I may truly say, on the road to the Grail Castle. Without the guidance of The Golden Bough I should probably, as the late M. Gaston Paris happily expressed it, still be wandering in the forest of Broceliande \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroductory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Task of the Hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Freeing of the Waters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTammuz and Adonis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedieval and Modern Forms of Nature Ritual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sword Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Medicine man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fisher king\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Secret of the Grail: The Mysteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Secret of the Grail: The Naassene Document\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMithra and Attis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Perilous Chapel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 10 x 7.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52536672321843,"sku":"9781534821361","price":19.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RWVWVnJsVHFUTDcvQlN2TmV3cG8vdz09.webp?v=1760792315","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/from-ritual-to-romance-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}