The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol
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"The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol" is a scholarly study by Roger Sherman Loomis that traces the origins of the Grail legend from pre-Christian Celtic traditions to its development as a central Christian symbol in medieval literature.
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| The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol Context triple: [Roger Sherman Loomis, notableWork, The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol]
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The Keeper of the Grail
The Keeper of the Grail is a musical cue from the Indiana Jones film scores, associated with the mystical guardianship of the Holy Grail.
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The Mists of Avalon
The Mists of Avalon is a television miniseries adaptation of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Arthurian fantasy novel, retelling the legend of King Arthur from the perspectives of the women of Camelot.
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The Grail Theme
The Grail Theme is a recurring musical motif composed by John Williams for the Indiana Jones films, associated with the mystical and spiritual aspects of the Holy Grail quest.
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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination
Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination is a scholarly monograph by Wouter J. Hanegraaff that reexamines Western esotericism and Hermetic traditions through critical historical and philosophical analysis.
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Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol Target entity description: "The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol" is a scholarly study by Roger Sherman Loomis that traces the origins of the Grail legend from pre-Christian Celtic traditions to its development as a central Christian symbol in medieval literature.
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A.
The Keeper of the Grail
The Keeper of the Grail is a musical cue from the Indiana Jones film scores, associated with the mystical guardianship of the Holy Grail.
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B.
The Mists of Avalon
The Mists of Avalon is a television miniseries adaptation of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Arthurian fantasy novel, retelling the legend of King Arthur from the perspectives of the women of Camelot.
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C.
The Grail Theme
The Grail Theme is a recurring musical motif composed by John Williams for the Indiana Jones films, associated with the mystical and spiritual aspects of the Holy Grail quest.
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D.
Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination
Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination is a scholarly monograph by Wouter J. Hanegraaff that reexamines Western esotericism and Hermetic traditions through critical historical and philosophical analysis.
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E.
Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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person ⓘ scholarly study ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthurian scholarship
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Celtic studies ⓘ |
| author | Roger Sherman Loomis ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
interpretation of the Grail as a Christian symbol
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understanding of the Grail’s Celtic origins ⓘ |
| examines |
Celtic mythological motifs in Grail narratives
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Christian reinterpretation of Celtic symbols ⓘ development of the Grail as a central Christian symbol ⓘ influence of Celtic otherworld journeys on Grail quests ⓘ relationship between Celtic cauldron myths and the Grail ⓘ symbolic meaning of the Grail in Arthurian romances ⓘ transition of the Grail from pagan to Christian contexts ⓘ |
| field |
comparative mythology
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medieval literary scholarship ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
medieval literature
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origins of the Grail legend ⓘ pre-Christian Celtic traditions ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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medieval studies ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Roger Sherman Loomis ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
historical
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mythological ⓘ philological ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on Celtic influences in Arthurian legend
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studies of the Holy Grail ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arthurian legend
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Celtic mythology ⓘ Christian symbolism ⓘ Holy Grail ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing later Grail scholarship
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tracing the Grail legend from Celtic myth to Christian symbol ⓘ |
| occupation |
medievalist
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scholar of Arthurian literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic research on the Holy Grail
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studies of myth and religion ⓘ university courses on medieval literature ⓘ |
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