{"product_id":"9781910375310","title":"The Origin of the Legend of the Holy Grail: with an Account of some other Mediaeval Legends and Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1903, twenty years after the death of its author, \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the Legend of the Holy Grail\u003c\/i\u003e examines the legends about Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus after the death of Christ, as well as those concerning Mary, Martha and Lazarus in Provence, and the ultimate fate of Pontius Pilate. Without assumption or assertion, it meticulously compares and contrasts the various and often contradictory accounts from the earliest known sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles MacDouall was Professor of Latin and Greek at Queen's College (now Queen's University), Belfast, during the latter half of the Nineteenth Century. He dictated the text of the book to his wife after he had gone blind. It was later edited by his old friend and colleague Albert Ludwig Meissner, former librarian at Queen's College, and published posthumously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legend of the Sangreal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApocryphal and Early Legends about Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater Legends embodied in Latin Documents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscrepancies in the Latin Legends concerning Pilate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fate of Pilate and the Destruction of Jerusalem associated in Aquitanian Legends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph and Nicodemus in Judea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegends about the Apostles James and Philip in Spain and Gaul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMigrations from Palestine to Western Europe in the Apostolic Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegends about Dionysius among the Franks, and the Bethanian Family among the Provençals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlastonbury and its Traditions of Joseph of Arimathæa, of St. Patrick, and of other Saintly Visitors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlastonbury, the Burial Place of Saints and Heroes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Earlier History of Pilate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSequel of the Provençal Legend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books Ulster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040222691568,"sku":"9781910375310","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910375310_p0.jpg?v=1763627212","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910375310","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}