Joseph Armitage Robinson, Glastonbury and Historical Remembrance
This article discusses the relationship of history, theology and mythmaking with reference to the myths of Glastonbury. These related to the legends associated with Joseph of Arimathea' purported visit to England, the burial place of King Arthur, as well as the quest for the Holy Grail. It draw...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021
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Zeitschrift für neuere Theologiegeschichte
Year: 2021, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-245 |
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Glastonbury
B Matthew Parker B Arthurian legends B History and myth B Joseph Armitage Robinson |
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| Summary: | This article discusses the relationship of history, theology and mythmaking with reference to the myths of Glastonbury. These related to the legends associated with Joseph of Arimathea' purported visit to England, the burial place of King Arthur, as well as the quest for the Holy Grail. It draws on the work of Joseph Armitage Robinson (1858-1933), one of the most important Biblical and patristic scholars of his generation who, after becoming Dean of Westminster and later Dean of Wells Cathedral in Somerset, and close to Glastonbury, became a distinguished medievalist. After assessing the development of the Glastonbury legends and the use of early British history made in the earlier Anglican tradition, particularly in the work of Archbishop Matthew Parker (1504-1575), it goes on to discuss their revival in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries especially under the local parish priest Lionel Smithett Lewis (1867-1953). It concludes by showing that while there might be no historical substance in the myths, that there is nevertheless an important history to devotion and piety which is as equally open to theological and historical investigation as the events of history. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9776 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für neuere Theologiegeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/znth-2021-0017 |