Holy Blood, Holy Grail
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail is a controversial 1982 speculative history book that proposes alternative theories about the life of Jesus, the Holy Grail, and secret societies such as the Priory of Sion.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| secret of the Holy Grail (fictional) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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speculative history book ⓘ |
| author |
Henry Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Michael Baigent NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
controversial
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speculative ⓘ |
| claimsBasedOn | Dossiers Secrets d’Henri Lobineau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
biblical scholars
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professional historians ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of historical rigor
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use of dubious sources ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative history
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conspiracy literature ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Messianic Legacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Dan Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | The Da Vinci Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-224-00747-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketedAs | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking Jesus to a royal bloodline
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popularizing modern Grail conspiracy theories ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| proposesTheoryThat |
Jesus Christ had descendants
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Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ the Holy Grail symbolizes the bloodline of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ the Merovingian dynasty descends from Jesus ⓘ the Priory of Sion protects the bloodline of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInContextOf |
Christian history
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European medieval history ⓘ |
| subject |
Christianity
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Holy Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Priory of Sion NERFINISHED ⓘ bloodline of Jesus ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf | copyright infringement lawsuit against Dan Brown ⓘ |
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secret of the Holy Grail (fictional)