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Dixon, Jeffrey John,

Goddess and grail : the battle for King Arthur's promised land / Jeffrey John Dixon. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The other world of the gods -- From Eden to Albion -- Tervagant through Logres -- A mighty goddess -- The lady of the rings -- The otherworld bride -- Fate and faerie -- A woman's wiles -- The view from fortune's wheel -- The deceitful savior -- Realms of symbolism -- By this sign, conquer -- The prophet of the grail -- Moon magic -- The marvels of the holy grail -- Mountains of heresy -- An end to adventures? -- From Albion to Avalon -- Tolkien's lonely isle.

"This book explores the conflict between Goddess and Grail--a rift less about paganism versus Christianity and more about religious literalism versus spiritual imagination--which is resolved in the figure of Sophia (Divine Wisdom)"--

ISBN: 9781476629285 1476629285

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Grail.
Goddesses.
Wisdom.
Goddesses.
Grail.
Religion.
Wisdom.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Religion.
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL980.G7 / D59 2017eb

Dewey Class. No.: 809/.93351