From Ritual to Romance

From Ritual to Romance Jessie Laidlay Weston, independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts (1850-1928) This ebook presents «From Ritual to Romance», from Jessie Laidlay Weston. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- PREFACE -03- INTRODUCTORY -04- THE TASK OF THE HERO -05- THE FREEING OF THE WATERS -06- TAMMUZ AND ADONIS -07- PART I. TAMMUZ -08- MEDIEVAL AND MODERN FORMS OF NATURE RITUAL -09- THE SYMBOLS -10- THE SWORD DANCE -11- THE MEDICINE MAN -12- APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VIII -13- THE FISHER KING -14- THE SECRET OF THE GRAIL -15- THE SECRET OF THE GRAIL -16- MITHRA AND ATTIS -17- THE PERILOUS CHAPEL -18- THE AUTHOR -19- NOTES -20- APPENDIX .......