From Ritual to Romance

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Religion, Literary Criticism

Authors: Jessie Laidlay Weston In Year : 1920

Book Language: English

Audiobook: From Ritual to Romance

Preface
Introductory
The Task of the Hero
The Freeing of the Waters
Tammuz and Adonis
Medieval and Modern Forms of Nature Ritual
The Symbols
The Sword Dance
The Medicine Man
The Fisher King
The Secret of the Grail 1: The Mysteries
The Secret of the Grail 2: The Naassene Document
Mithra and Attis
The Perilous Chapel
The Author

From Ritual to Romance is a 1920 book written by Jessie L. Weston. Weston's book is an 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. The work is mentioned by T. S. Eliot in the notes to his poem, The Waste Land. - Summary by Wikipedia