Servants of the Grail, the New Book by Philip Coppens, to be Published on January 24, 2009
Servants of the Grail is the first book to successfully identify both the historical figures on which the protagonists of the Grail story is based and the identity of the Grail itself.
Ropley, United Kingdom, October 22, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Servants of the Grail.
The real-life characters of the Grail legend identified.
Philip Coppens
Publication date: January 2009
Years of research has unveiled that the Grail account describes the events of a specific timeframe, 1104 to 1137, in a specific location: the royal court of Aragon (northern Spain). The main protagonists are the king’s immediate family and the arrival of his nephew (Rotrou II de Perche, i.e. Perceval). The latter is confronted with the king’s court, where the mysterious “Grail” is the focus of everyone’s attention. Over the years, Perceval’s repeat visits push him on a slow process of understanding that will eventually make him into a servant of the Grail himself.
Questions like “Is the Grail real and if so, what it is?” and “Are the Grail characters such as Perceval real or fabricated?” have been around for several centuries. Based on existing academic research, Philip Coppens has been able to identify that
- the characters in the Grail account (Anfortas, Lohengrin, Perceval, etc.) are real people;
- the Grail is, materialistically, a “foundation stone”, similar to the ones found in Mecca and at one time in Jerusalem.
- the story of the Grail is also based on the fourth Hermetic treatise, known as “The Cup”, or “the krater”. The Grail story is actually a Western European rendering of a pre-Christian Graeco-Egyptian religious story on how to live a pious life so that the soul will be able to meet God.
The end result is a book that brings the true Grail accounts to life – both its people and its nature.
Author Information: Philip Coppens (1971-) started his career as an investigative journalist, with as specialist subject the world of politics and intelligence agencies. In 1995, he established Frontier Magazine. His articles have appeared in various magazines (Fortean Times, Nexus, New Dawn, etc.), as well as appearances on radio and television.
He is the author of The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel, The Canopus Revelation, Land of the Gods and The New Pyramid Age (O Books).
Servants of the Grail
Philip Coppens
O-books; £11.99;$24.95; Paperback; 240pp; ISBN 978-1-84694-155-9; January 2009
www.o-books.net
Editorial office: O Books, The Bothy, Deershot Lodge, Park Lane, Ropley, Hampshire, SO24 0BE, UK
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The real-life characters of the Grail legend identified.
Philip Coppens
Publication date: January 2009
Years of research has unveiled that the Grail account describes the events of a specific timeframe, 1104 to 1137, in a specific location: the royal court of Aragon (northern Spain). The main protagonists are the king’s immediate family and the arrival of his nephew (Rotrou II de Perche, i.e. Perceval). The latter is confronted with the king’s court, where the mysterious “Grail” is the focus of everyone’s attention. Over the years, Perceval’s repeat visits push him on a slow process of understanding that will eventually make him into a servant of the Grail himself.
Questions like “Is the Grail real and if so, what it is?” and “Are the Grail characters such as Perceval real or fabricated?” have been around for several centuries. Based on existing academic research, Philip Coppens has been able to identify that
- the characters in the Grail account (Anfortas, Lohengrin, Perceval, etc.) are real people;
- the Grail is, materialistically, a “foundation stone”, similar to the ones found in Mecca and at one time in Jerusalem.
- the story of the Grail is also based on the fourth Hermetic treatise, known as “The Cup”, or “the krater”. The Grail story is actually a Western European rendering of a pre-Christian Graeco-Egyptian religious story on how to live a pious life so that the soul will be able to meet God.
The end result is a book that brings the true Grail accounts to life – both its people and its nature.
Author Information: Philip Coppens (1971-) started his career as an investigative journalist, with as specialist subject the world of politics and intelligence agencies. In 1995, he established Frontier Magazine. His articles have appeared in various magazines (Fortean Times, Nexus, New Dawn, etc.), as well as appearances on radio and television.
He is the author of The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel, The Canopus Revelation, Land of the Gods and The New Pyramid Age (O Books).
Servants of the Grail
Philip Coppens
O-books; £11.99;$24.95; Paperback; 240pp; ISBN 978-1-84694-155-9; January 2009
www.o-books.net
Editorial office: O Books, The Bothy, Deershot Lodge, Park Lane, Ropley, Hampshire, SO24 0BE, UK
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