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The Hidden Church of the Holy Graal

96 entries · 16 sections

by Arthur Edward Waite

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Book I

The Argument I. Some Aspects of the Graal Legend II. Epochs of the Legend III. The Environment of the Graal Literature IV. The Literature of the Cycle V. The Implicits of the Mystery

Book II

The Argument I. A Preliminary Account of Certain Root-Secrets Included in the Whole Subject II. The Institution of the Hallows, and in the First Place General Introduction Concerning Them III. The Institution of the Hallows, and, Secondly, the Variations of the Cup Legend IV. The Graal Vessel Considered as a Bowl of Plenty

V. The Lesser Hallows of the Legend

§ A.--The Summary of These Matters § B.--Legends of the Sacred Lance § C.--The Broken Sword § D.--The Dish VI. The Castle of the Holy Graal VII. The Keepers of the Hallows VIII. The Pageants in the Quests IX. The Enchantments of Britain, the Times Called Adventurous and the Wounding of the King X. The Suppressed Word and the Mystic Question XI. The Healing of the King XII. The Removal of the Hallows

Book III

Argument I. The Antecedents of the Legend in Folk-Lore II. The Welsh Perceval III. The English Metrical Romance of Syr Percyvelle

IV. The Conte del Graal

§ A.--Preliminary to the Whole Subject § B.--The Poem of Chrétien De Troyes § C.--The Extension of Gautier § D.--The Conclusion of Manessier § E.--The Alternative Sequel of Gerbert § F.--In Which Sir Gawain is Considered Briefly as a Companion of the Holy Quest

Book IV

Argument I. The Metrical Romance of Joseph of Arimathæa II. The Lesser Holy Graal III. The Early History of Merlin IV. The Didot Perceval

Book V

The Argument I. The Book of the Holy Graal and, in the First Place, the Prologue Thereto Belonging II. New Consideration Concerning the Branches of the Chronicle III. The Minor Branches of the Book of the Holy Graal

IV. Some Later Merlin Legends

§ A.--The Vulgate Merlin § B.--The Huth Merlin V. The Great Prose Lancelot VI. A Preface or Introductory Portion Appertaining to All The Quests VII. The Longer Prose Perceval VIII. The Quest of the High Prince IX. The Welsh Quest of Galahad

Book VI

Argument I. The Parsifal of Wolfram Von Eschenbach II. Gleanings Concerning the Lost Quest of Guiot de Provence III. Sidelights From the Spanish and Portuguese Quests IV. The Crown of All Adventures V. The Titurel of Albrecht Von Scharfenberg VI. The Dutch Lancelot

Book VII

Argument I. Statement of a Possible Implicit Accounting for All Claims II. The Formulæ of the Hypothesis Scheduled III. In What Sense the Plea Must be Held to Fail IV. The Victory of the Latin Rite

Book VIII

Argument I. The Introductory Words II. The Position of the Literature Defined III. Concerning the Great Experiment IV. The Mystery of Initiation V. The Mystery of Faith VI. The Lost Book of the Graal VII. The Declared Mystery of Quest

Book IX

The Argument I. Preliminary to the Whole Subject II. Some Alleged Secret Schools of the Middle Ages III. The Latin Literature of Alchemy and the Hermetic Secret in the Light of the Eucharistic Mystery IV. The Kabalistic Academies V. The Claim in Respect of Templar Influence VI. The Graal Formula in the Light of Other Gleanings from the Catholic Sacramentary VII. The Lapis Exilis

VIII. The Analogies of Masonry

§ A. The Assumption of the Building Guild § B. Masonry and Moral Science § C. A Theory of Hermetic Interference § D. One Key to the Sanctuary IX. The Hallows of the Graal Mystery Rediscovered in the Talismans of the Tarot

Book X

The Argument I. The Hermeneutics of the Holy Graal II. The Good Husbandman III. The Catholic Secret of the Literature IV. The Mystery Which Is Within V. The Secluded and Unknown Sanctuary VI. The Tradition of St. John the Divine and Other Traces of a Higher Mind of the Church VII. The Conclusion of This Holy Quest

Appendix: Bibliography

Part I. The Texts Part II. Some Critical Works Part III. Phases of Interpretation