Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-07 Thread Loïc ROYER
! Loïc - Original Message - From: Gilberto Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:33 PM Subject: Re: Holy Grail I'm not sure about the chronology of Christianity's spread to England (And I doubt if scholars have a clear

RE: Holy Grail

2007-01-02 Thread Brill de Ramirez, Susan
This is an especially interesting direction for discussion. We know that there have been many Manifestations of God throughout human existence propelling cultures and civilizations forward. Those of written religious history, we know more about than those of oral cultures. Judaism has the

Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-02 Thread SKYGRAM
Susan, Recently I watched a film entitled, King Arthur and it seemed to interpret Merlin in much the same way that you see him. He comes across as a seer-holy man. This film had a dash of pre and post Vulgate material but a large dose of what little is known of the historical period that Arthur

Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-02 Thread Gilberto Simpson
I'm not sure about the chronology of Christianity's spread to England (And I doubt if scholars have a clear consensus about the origins and historicity of the Arthur legends) but in the Mists of Avalon the portrayal is actually kind of interesting. Arthur's reign is seen as a turning point

Re: RE: Holy Grail

2007-01-02 Thread smaneck
In those stories, might the Grail be the holy Sign that fuses both ancient Celtic tribal traditions with the arrival of Christianity? Dear Susan B., That certainly seems to be the function of those sotries. warmest, Susan The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments

Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-01 Thread smaneck
Often I have wondered if the mystery of the Holy *Grail *is related to the archangel *Gabriel*, the messenger of the death, of the big news (in the Bible) and the developer of the Qur'án. Dear Badi, What mystery of the Holy Grail? warmest, Susan The information contained in this

Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-01 Thread Badí' Villar Cárdenas
*What mystery of the Holy Grail?* *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential

Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-01 Thread Badí' Villar Cárdenas
*What mystery of the Holy Grail?* Dear Dr.Maneck, I talk about the legend of the Grail. My interpretation of the Grail is that this one is an allusion to the archangel Gabriel as the developer of the Koran. Badí' The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto

Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-01 Thread smaneck
Dear Badi, I know what the Holy Grail is, I just don't see that there is any mystery behind it. People just made up a lot of fanciful tales about it. I don't see this has any connection to the Archangel Gabriel at all. I think you are being misled by the fact that the two words sound

Re: Holy Grail

2007-01-01 Thread Gilberto Simpson
This isn't exactly what you asked and I'm not sure how you feel about the source, but a couple of months back Juan Cole's blog had some interesting comments connecting the Da Vinci Code to Islam. http://www.juancole.com/2006/05/davinci-code-as-parable-of-american.html So similarly to how in the