The Hidden Church of the Holy Graal: Page Index

Title Page and Front Matter

Preface

Contents

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

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

§ 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

Argument

I. The Antecedents of the Legend in Folk-Lore

II. The Welsh Perceval

III. The English Metrical Romance of Syr Percyvelle

§ 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

Argument

I. The Metrical Romance of Joseph of Arimathæa

II. The Lesser Holy Graal

III. The Early History of Merlin

IV. The Didot Perceval

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

§ 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

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

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

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

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

§ 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

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

Part I. The Texts

Part II. Some Critical Works

Part III. Phases of Interpretation

Index