Magi : the quest for a secret tradition
Gilbert, Adrian Geoffrey1996
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This book secret takes the reader through the past, revealing how secret knowledge was both preserved in the East in the form of monumental architecture and at the time of the Crusades, passed westwards to the fledgling states of Europe.;One of the best known stories of the Bible is the journey of the Magi as witnesses of the Nativity of Jesus, yet who were these "wise men"? Where did they come from and what could possibly have been their motive in making their journey to Bethlehem? In this book, such questions are answered in an exploration of the Magi legend. Threaded into an epic story are the results of Adrian Gilbert's extensive research
Main title:
Magi : the quest for a secret tradition / Adrian G. Gilbert.
Author:
Gilbert, Adrian Geoffrey, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 1996.
Collation:
327 pages ; 250 cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: pages 313-314.
ISBN:
07475285949780747528593
Dewey class:
232.921232.9
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Three Wise MenMAGIJESUS CHRISTCHRISTIANITYORION (Constellation)PYRAMIDS
BRN:
72347
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