Architecture of the Initiation Journey on The Quest for the Holy Grail

  • Marco Antonio López Sánchez Complutense University of Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/RFRM.55633
Keywords: Grail, arthuric cicle, Durand, Campbell, journey, initiation, anthropological structures, mythology, philology, hermeneutics

Abstract

This paper explores the architecture of the Quest of the Holy Grail understood as a journey of initiation, focusing through the anthropological structures of the imaginary by Gilbert Durand. This hopes to achieve a hermeneutical study that shows not only the anthropological journey between an anonymous author and the cultural figures of his time but, above all , a new tool for a better understanding of the deep and rich symbolism of this medieval work immersed in a huge Arthurian universe. Also in this work is the heroes journey of Joseph Campbell, as well as the Fate figures analyzed by Victoria Cirlot.
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Published
2017-04-03
How to Cite
López Sánchez, M. A. (2017). Architecture of the Initiation Journey on The Quest for the Holy Grail. Revista de Filología Románica, 34(1), 135-165. https://doi.org/10.5209/RFRM.55633
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Vol. 34 No. 1 (2017)
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Varia

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