Alessandra Fabrícia Conde da SILVA; Pedro Carlos Louzada FONSECA

The Imaginary Tradition of the Divine Voice in The Quest for the Holy Grail: Salvation and Revelation

A tradição imaginária da voz divina em A Demanda do Santo Graal: salvação e revelação

Published in Society and Culture in Portugal

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The Divine Voice or voice without body appears in many episodes of The Quest for the Holy Grail, communicating with several characters in different ways. It represents one of the aspects of the medieval imaginary tradition present in the work. This article presents an overview of the manifestations of the Santa Voz, when in contact with several characters, especially with the sister maiden of Perceval and the Fisher King. And it shows what is special about this manifestation revealed to these characters. In the discussion of the theme the article argues on a possible rescue of the feminine figure within the scope of the medieval masculinist culture. For the accomplishment of this study, critical support was sought in Paul Zumthor, Gilbert Durand, Howard Bloch, Mario Pilosu, among other authors.