Christendom and Islam in the Middle Ages: New Light on “Grail Stone” and “Hidden Host”

Geopolitical reasons have caused our attention to be focussed on Turkey, Pakistan, and the Arab states. Envoys from the East teach us to understand their present condition in the light of the past; scholars meet to re-assess Near Eastern culture and society; thinkers like Toynbee and Northrop are ev...

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Published in:Speculum 1957-01, Vol.32 (1), p.103-115
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