Description
| Product ID: | 9780718891657 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | St Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury |
| Authors: | Author: Lionel Smithett Lewis |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, Christianity, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Christian theology, Folklore, myths & legends, Somerset |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Originally published in 1922, this is the definitive account of the legends of St Joseph of Arimathea and his association with Glastonbury. Reprinted by popular demand, this book tells the story of St Joseph of Arimathea and the legend of his journey to Britain as a metal merchant seeking tin. Tradition states that on this journey he was accompanied by none other than Jesus, who at this stage was a young boy. This title reveals the events of St Joseph''s time at Glastonbury, and explores the legend behind this intriguing story. Britain is proverbially rich in monuments of the past, but of all the ancient places with outward and visible links with antiquity this little Somerset town is unique. For it is not only bestowed with visible evidences, wrought in stone, of generations long departed, but it is also steeped in fascinating legend and tradition. One of these later traditions states that Glastonbury was the very cradle of English Christianity, where an infant church was planted by those who personally knew Jesus. This is a truly fascinating and innovative perspective on the story of St Joseph of Arimathea, which promises to enthral the reader. |
| Imprint Name: | Lutterworth Press |
| Publisher Name: | James Clarke & Co Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-07-29 |