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Jean Markale

    May 23, 1928 – November 23, 2008

    Jean Markale, the pen name of Jean Bertrand, delves deeply into Celtic civilization and the Arthurian cycle. His writings particularly explore the role of women in the ancient Celtic world and the mysteries of the Grail. Markale's extensive work spans a diverse range of subjects, from mythic summations and occult connections like the Templars and Cathars to mysteries such as Rennes-le-Château and ancient civilizations. While lauded for his broad reading, his creative interpretations and speculative leaps in reasoning often spark controversy among more conventional scholars.

    Die Druiden
    Les Triomphes du Roi Errant. La grande épopée des Celtes
    Le Mont-Saint-Michel et l'énigme du dragon
    Le Graal
    The Church of Mary Magdalene
    Montsegur and the Mystery of the Cathars
    • Montsegur and the Mystery of the Cathars

      • 298 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.8(92)Add rating

      The book delves into the tragic fate of the Cathars, who were brutally persecuted after their stronghold, Montségur, fell in 1244. It explores the origins of their beliefs, tracing them back to ancient Zoroastrianism, and highlights their values of vegetarianism, non-violence, and tolerance. The author, Jean Markale, investigates the legend of a hidden treasure believed to have been taken by Cathar leaders before their capture, while also examining their connections with the Knights Templar and their cultural significance in medieval Occitania.

      Montsegur and the Mystery of the Cathars
    • The Church of Mary Magdalene

      • 328 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.2(48)Add rating

      The small Church of Mary Magdalene in the remote village of Rennes-le-Chateau in southern France may well hold the key to the proof of Mary Magdalene's marriage to Jesus and the bloodline they founded. In 1885 the village of Rennes-le-Chateau welcomed a new priest, Abbe Sauniere. During his time there he ordered and oversaw a substantial -- and expensive -- restoration of the church. But where did this modest priest get the funds for this work? It is thought that he discovered something during the initial renovations that made him a very rich man and brought him to the attention of various power brokers of the time both from within the Church and from esoteric circles in Paris. Theories of what this discovery was have ranged from the gold pillaged from Delphi in Roman times and the treasure brought from Jerusalem by the Templars to the Cathar treasure said to have been spirited away from Montsegur days before that fortress fell. Even more curious and compelling, however, are the church renovations themselves and their ambiguous portrayal of Mary Magdalene. This depiction could shake the very foundations of the Church with its suggestion that Mary's role was that of the priestess who anoints the priest-king in preparation for his spiritual duties.

      The Church of Mary Magdalene
    • Aucun thème comme celui du Graal n'a autant hanté l'imaginaire humain. Jamais objet sacré n'a été aussi recherché et redouté à la fois. Le Graal est en fait l'archétype de l'objet merveilleux dans lequel chacun peut enfermer le but de sa propre quête : pour certains, il représente la grâce divine, la pierre philosophale ; pour d'autres, il est un trésor ou, plus prosaïquement, un épisode de la légende du roi Arthur.C'est à la poursuite de ce Graal, proche et inaccessible, que nous convie Jean Markale, grand spécialiste du monde celtique. Explorant les différentes versions du mythe apparues au cours du Moyen Âge occidental, il déchiffre les signes dont ces textes sont porteurs pour nous permettre d'en pénétrer le sens réel.Un grand livre, animé par le souffle de l'âme celte, où l'auteur nous fait découvrir un des moments privilégiés de la pensée mythique.

      Le Graal
    • Die Druiden

      Gesellschaft und Götter der Kelten.

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.1(12)Add rating

      Eine Rekonstruktion des Druidentums in der Welt der vorchristlichen keltischen Völker: die Druiden als Priester, Magier, Philosophen und Dichter.

      Die Druiden
    • Isabeau de Bavière, 1371 als Elisabeth von Bayern geboren und 1385 mit Karl VI. von Frankreich vermählt, gilt nicht nur bei den Franzosen als reine maudite, die ihren Sohn Karl VII. verstieß, um ihren Schwiegersohn Heinrich V. von England als Thronerben anzuerkennen und damit Frankreich an England zu verraten - die negative Gegenfigur zu Jeanne d'Arc. Der französische Historiker Jean Markale versucht, dieser Frau Gerechtigkeit widerfahren zu lassen, die mit 21 Jahren durch die geistige Umnachtung ihres Gemahls gezwungen war, politische Entscheidungen zu treffen, auf die sie in keiner Weise vorbereitet war.

      Isabeau de Bavière