{"product_id":"crusade-against-the-grail-the-struggle-between-the-cathars-the-templars-and-the-church-of-rome","title":"Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome","description":"The first English translation of the book that reveals the Cathar stronghold at Montségur to be the repository of the Holy Grail\n\n• Presents the history of the Papal persecution of the Cathars that lies hidden in the medieval epic Parzival and in the poetry of the troubadours\n\n• Provides new insights into the life and death of this gifted and controversial author\n\nCrusade Against the Grail is the daring book that popularized the legend of the Cathars and the Holy Grail. The first edition appeared in Germany in 1933 and drew upon Rahn’s account of his explorations of the Pyrenean caves where the heretical Cathar sect sought refuge during the 13th century. Over the years the book has been translated into many languages and exerted a large influence on such authors as Trevor Ravenscroft and Jean-Michel Angebert, but it has never appeared in English until now.\n\nMuch as German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann used Homer’s Iliad to locate ancient Troy, Rahn believed that Wolfram von Eschenbach’s medieval epic Parzival held the keys to the mysteries of the Cathars and the secret location of the Holy Grail. Rahn saw Parzival not as a work of fiction, but as a historical account of the Cathars and the Knights Templar and their guardianship of the Grail, a “stone from the stars.” The Crusade that the Vatican led against the Cathars became a war pitting Roma (Rome) against Amor (love), in which the Church triumphed with flame and sword over the pure faith of the Cathars.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1594771359\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1594771359.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rahn, Otto\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41509091016762,"sku":"DBV.1594771359.G","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1594771359-0.jpg?v=1783386872","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/crusade-against-the-grail-the-struggle-between-the-cathars-the-templars-and-the-church-of-rome","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}