{"product_id":"holy-grail-the-history-of-a-legend-9780140267655","title":"Holy Grail: The History Of A Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Holy Grail is an image familiar to us all as an almost unattainable  infinitely desirable goal. The idea has passed into everyday speech and the legends behind it are as current in todays culture as they have ever been. And yet the Grail has no real religious meaning and is nowhere mentioned in the Bible. What is the truth behind this elusive symbol? Here  Barber traces the history of the stories surrounding the Holy Grail. He describes how through a long series of imaginative transformations  the grail has moved from the sphere of romance to religion  and in twentieth century popular culture has become an emblem of mysticism and mans highest aspirations  intimately linked with the central ritual of the Christian faith. The search for the grail has always been described as a quest; in this book  Barber goes on his own quest  brilliantly exploring the richness of the Holy Grails cultural impact. Barber traces the history of legends surrounding the Holy Grail  from Chretien de Troyes great romances to the popular bestsellers of the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914186514485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0140267654","price":64.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780140267655.jpg?v=1787339653","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/holy-grail-the-history-of-a-legend-9780140267655","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}