Otto Rahn and the Quest for the Holy Grail: The Amazing Life of the Real "Indiana Jones"

by Graddon, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9781931882828
• ISBN10: 1931882827
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-18
• Publisher: Scb Distributors

Summary

A Hessian language scholar and a Nazi guru who wielded immense influence within the Hitler regime, Rahn persuaded Hitler that the Grail was the Sacred Book of the Aryans. But who was he? In fact anyone who has watched the Indiana Jones films has seen Otto

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Life
Treasure and Legend	p. 11
1904-1930 Relative Calm	p. 27
France 1931-1933	p. 38
The Polaires	p. 55
Germany 1933-1935 "a precious treasure"	p. 61
Karl Maria Weisthor "Himmler's Rasputin"	p. 80
Otto and Gabriele	p. 90
Germany 1936-1937 serving the Reichsfuhrer SS	p. 105
France 1937 Forbidden Merchandise	p. 119
Germany 1938-1939 "Gral"	p. 126
Endura	p. 143
Trompe l'Oeil	p. 150
Troj de Reses	p. 168
After Life
MI6	p. 175
"We slew the wrong pig"	p. 187
Himmler, Wolff and Canaris	p. 195
Meaning
Over the hills and faraway	p. 210
Philosophy	p. 217
The Rosy Cross	p. 219
The Argonauts	p. 230
The Church	p. 236
Tibet and Thule	p. 254
The Black Sun	p. 267
Prometheus Bound	p. 278
Jehan's Last Steps	p. 284
Illumination	p. 293
Arthur's Bosom	p. 300
Wilhelm's Haven?	p. 305
Rudolf Hess' Scout?	p. 311
Conclusions	p. 318
Tale o' the Bank
A Short Story	p. 327
Papers and correspondence	p. 336
Bibliography	p. 366
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