The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few books have so dramatically redrawn the map of Western history as The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail — a work that dares to ask whether the greatest story ever told conceals an even greater secret. Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln chronicle a sprawling investigation into the mysteries of Rennes-le-Château, a obscure village in southern France, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that stretches from the Knights Templar and the Priory of Sion to the bloodline of Jesus Christ himself. Drawing on a rich tapestry of medieval documents, biblical scholarship, and genealogical records, the authors argue with breathtaking audacity that Christ survived the crucifixion, married Mary Magdalene, and fathered a lineage whose descendants persisted into the royal houses of Europe. What makes this work so enduring is not merely its sensational thesis, but the rigorous, almost forensic methodology its authors bring to bear on centuries of suppressed history. Writing in a tone that is both scholarly and propulsive, Baigent, Leigh, and Lincoln present a narrative that reads with the momentum of a thriller while carrying the weight of serious historical inquiry. First published in 1982, it became an immediate cultural phenomenon, laying the intellectual groundwork for a generation of alternative historians — and, most famously, inspiring Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. For those who dare to question the official record, the question posed here is irresistible: what if the Church has been guarding a truth more extraordinary than its own doctrine?
Author: Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh And Henry Lincoln
Format: Hardback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few books have so dramatically redrawn the map of Western history as The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail — a work that dares to ask whether the greatest story ever told conceals an even greater secret. Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln chronicle a sprawling investigation into the mysteries of Rennes-le-Château, a obscure village in southern France, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that stretches from the Knights Templar and the Priory of Sion to the bloodline of Jesus Christ himself. Drawing on a rich tapestry of medieval documents, biblical scholarship, and genealogical records, the authors argue with breathtaking audacity that Christ survived the crucifixion, married Mary Magdalene, and fathered a lineage whose descendants persisted into the royal houses of Europe. What makes this work so enduring is not merely its sensational thesis, but the rigorous, almost forensic methodology its authors bring to bear on centuries of suppressed history. Writing in a tone that is both scholarly and propulsive, Baigent, Leigh, and Lincoln present a narrative that reads with the momentum of a thriller while carrying the weight of serious historical inquiry. First published in 1982, it became an immediate cultural phenomenon, laying the intellectual groundwork for a generation of alternative historians — and, most famously, inspiring Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. For those who dare to question the official record, the question posed here is irresistible: what if the Church has been guarding a truth more extraordinary than its own doctrine?