Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 464 pages
- Published by: Fair Winds Press; Rev Exp edition September 1, 2002
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1931412928
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1931412926
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Description
From royal and suppressed archives comes documented proof of the heritage of Jesus in the West and the long awaited discovery of the Holy Grail. In fulfilling this time-honored quest, penetrating new light is cast upon the Grail Code of Service and the venerated feminine element, upheld in chivalry but forsaken by the Church in order to forge a male dominated society.
This unique work offers revelatory insight concerning the descendant heirs of Jesus and his brother James while, in documenting a hidden legacy of the Messiah, it unveils hitherto guarded facts about characters such as Mary Magdalene and Joseph of Arimathea. Tracing the sacred lineage through centuries of persecution and Inquisition,
Bloodline of the Holy Grail reveals a systematic suppression of authentic records and a strategic manipulation of the New Testament Gospels.
Featuring all the charm and adventure of Arthurial romance, coupled with enthralling Rosicrucian and Templar disclosures, this extraordinary work has a cutting edge of intrigue that removes the established blanket of enigma to expose one of the greatest conspiracies ever told.
About The Author
Laurence Gardner, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, is a constitutional historian, international lecturer and broadcaster.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Bloodline of the Holy Grail (Hardcover)
The reason this reads like a novel is that it has all the factual basis of a novel, if that. In another review of this book, those who refuse to be awed by this book are labelled "fundamentalists". I assure you I am not. The reason this book fails to wow me is its simple lack of convincing data. I came into the tome with an open mind to see what arguments are made, despite the apparent vested interest of the author to find the link to the House of Stewarts. In fact, I really had little interest at all in another set of Jesus legends - I was prepared to ignore these as introductory in order to get to the Arthurian legends and some of the later royal lines. However, the method of scholarship - if that is the word to use - in the first few chapters deterred me in this "quest". The bottom line is that the information, presented in simple, declarative manner without couching in the language of the theoretical, is so poorly documented as to be humorous. The bold and assertive claims made are not the type of thing that anyone - atheist, Christian, Jew or space alien - can possibly simply accept without attribution as to where these ideas were derived. Yes, there are extensive footnotes, but take a closer look at these. The notes often point to no source, but instead more exposition about the "fact" presented. In many other cases where a source is presented, it simply refers to another questionable source - such as the numerous references to Barbara Thiering. In essence, it reads like a tale that the author is making up as he goes, throwing in a random and unconvincing note every once in a while just to give the appearance of research. All this in just the first fifty pages. To give the book some credit, it is sometimes interesting and certainly not afraid to take a run at sacred cows. The cows just seem to win that battle. Personally, I am very disappointed, as I had hoped to read some exciting tales of the ancient British Isles. However, after quickly learning that I could not really rely on anything the book has to offer, I decided to put it away and find something based in history instead.
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