The Hidden Church of the Holy Graal: Contents

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	PREFACE	v
	BOOK I
	THE ROOTS OF THE HOUSE OF MEANING
SECT.
I.	SOME ASPECTS OF THE GRAAL LEGEND	5
II.	EPOCHS OF THE LEGEND	12
III.	THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE GRAAL LITERATURE	17
IV.	THE LITERATURE OF THE CYCLE	47
V.	THE IMPLICITS OF THE GRAAL MYSTERY	61
	BOOK II
	MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY GRAAL IN MANIFESTATION AND REMOVAL
I.	A PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN ROOT-SECRETS INCLUDED IN THE WHOLE SUBJECT	79
II.	THE INSTITUTION OF THE HALLOWS, AND, IN THE FIRST PLACE, A GENERAL INTRODUCTION CONCERNING THEM	84
III.	THE INSTITUTION OF THE HALLOWS, AND, SECONDLY, THE VARIATIONS OF THE CUP LEGEND	89
IV.	THE GRAAL VESSEL CONSIDERED AS A BOWL OF PLENTY	104
V.	THE LESSER HALLOWS OF THE LEGEND	114
	(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	128
VII.	THE KEEPERS OF THE HALLOWS	134
VIII.	THE PAGEANTS IN THE QUESTS	138
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IX.	THE ENCHANTMENTS OF BRITAIN, THE TIMES CALLED ADVENTUROUS AND THE WOUNDING OF THE KING	144
X.	THE SUPPRESSED WORD AND THE MYSTIC QUESTION	152
XI.	THE HEALING OF THE KING	157
XII.	THE REMOVAL OF THE HALLOWS	161
	BOOK III
	THE EARLY EPOCHS OF THE QUEST
I.	THE ANTECEDENTS OF THE LEGEND IN FOLK-LORE	171
II.	THE WELSH PERCEVAL	181
III.	THE ENGLISH METRICAL ROMANCE OF SYR PERCYVELLE	193
IV.	THE CONTE DEL GRAAL	198
	(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
	THE LESSER CHRONICLES OF THE HOLT GRAAL
I.	THE METRICAL ROMANCE OF JOSEPH OF ARIMATHÆA	245
II.	THE LESSER HOLY GRAAL	255
III.	THE EARLY HISTORY OF MERLIN	258
IV.	THE DIDOT PERCEVAL	265
	BOOK V
	THE GREATER CHRONICLES OF THE HOLT GRAAL
I.	THE BOOK OF THE HOLY GRAAL, AND, IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE PROLOGUE THERETO BELONGING	281
II.	A NEW CONSIDERATION CONCERNING THE BRANCHES OF THE CHRONICLE	287
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III.	THE MINOR BRANCHES OF THE BOOK OF THE HOLY GRAAL	308
IV.	SOME LATER MERLIN LEGENDS	316
	(a) The Vulgate Merlin; (b) The Huth Merlin.
V.	THE GREAT PROSE LANCELOT	330
VI.	A PREFACE OR INTRODUCTORY PORTION APPERTAINING TO ALL THE QUESTS	340
VII.	THE LONGER PROSE PERCEVAL	344
VIII.	THE QUEST OF THE HIGH PRINCE	352
IX.	THE WELSH QUEST OF GALAHAD	365
	BOOK VI
	THE GERMAN CYCLE OF THE HOLY GRAAL
I.	THE PARSIFAL OF WOLFRAM VON ESCHENBACH	375
II.	GLEANINGS CONCERNING THE LOST QUEST OF GUIOT DE PROVENCE	397
III.	SIDELIGHTS FROM THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE QUESTS	404
IV.	THE CROWN OF ALL ADVENTURES	407
V.	THE TITUREL OF ALBRECHT VON SCHARFENBERG	415
VI.	THE DUTCH LANCELOT	421
	BOOK VII
	THE HOLY GRAAL IN THE LIGHT OF THE CELTIC CHURCH
I.	STATEMENT OF A POSSIBLE IMPLICIT ACCOUNTING FOR ALL CLAIMS	433
II.	THE FORMULÆ OF THE HYPOTHESIS SCHEDULED	436
III.	IN WHAT SENSE THE PLEA MUST BE HELD TO FAIL	446
IV.	THE VICTORY OF THE LATIN RITE	459
	p. xviii
	BOOK VIII
	MYSTIC ASPECTS OF THE GRAAL LEGEND
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I.	THE INTRODUCTORY WORDS	469
II.	THE POSITION OF THE LITERATURE DEFINED	476
III.	CONCERNING THE GREAT EXPERIMENT	481
IV.	THE MYSTERY OF INITIATION	488
V.	THE MYSTERY OF FAITH	493
VI.	THE LOST BOOK OF THE GRAAL	498
VII.	THE DECLARED MYSTERY OF QUEST	507
	BOOK IX
	SECRET TRADITION IN CHRISTIAN TIMES
I.	PRELIMINARY TO THE WHOLE SUBJECT	521
II.	SOME ALLEGED SECRET SCHOOLS OF THE MIDDLE AGES	524
III.	THE LATIN LITERATURE OF ALCHEMY AND THE HERMETIC SECRET IN THE LIGHT OF THE EUCHARISTIC MYSTERY	533
IV.	THE KABALISTIC ACADEMIES	550
V.	THE CLAIM IN RESPECT Of TEMPLAR INFLUENCE	555
VI.	THE GRAAL FORMULA IN THE LIGHT OF OTHER GLEANINGS FROM THE CATHOLIC SACRAMENTARY	566
VII.	THE Lapis Exilis	571
VIII.	THE ANALOGIES OF MASONRY	576
	(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 RE-DISCOVERED IN THE TALISMANS OF THE TAROT	600
	BOOK X
	THE SECRET CHURCH
I.	THE HERMENEUTICS OF THE HOLY GRAAL	615
II.	THE GOOD HUSBANDMAN	620
III.	THE CATHOLIC SECRET OF THE LITERATURE	626
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IV.	THE MYSTERY WHICH IS WITHIN	639
V.	THE SECLUDED AND UNKNOWN SANCTUARY	642
VI.	THE TRADITION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE AND OTHER TRACES OF A HIGHER MIND OF THE CHURCH	661
VII.	THE CONCLUSION OF THIS HOLY QUEST	668
	APPENDIX
	THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HOLY GRAAL
	PART I
	THE TEXTS
	PART II
	SOME CRITICAL WORKS
	PART III
	PHASES OF INTERPRETATION

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