The real history behind the Da Vinci code

Format:

Book

Title:

The real history behind the Da Vinci code

Author:

Newman, Sharan author

ISBN:

9780425200124

Edition:

Berkley trade paperback edition.

Publication:

New York : Berkley Books, 2005.

Physical Description:

xi, 337 pages ; 23 cm

Summary:

A medieval scholar examines the historical facts and myths behind the best-selling novel, including discussions on the Templars, the Holy Grail, and the "Apocryphal Gospels."

Personal Subject:

Brown, Dan, 1964- Da Vinci code.

Mary Magdalene, Saint-In literature.

Jesus Christ-In literature.

Jesus Christ

Mary Magdalene, Saint

Corporate Subject:

Templars -- In literature.

Templars

Title Subject:

Da Vinci code (Brown, Dan)

Subject(s):

Templars -- In literature.

Grail -- Legends -- History and criticism.

Christian saints in literature.

Christianity in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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This comprehensive, encyclopaedic volume is written by an acclaimed historian and takes an objective, history-based approach to the phenomenon of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. The book gives easy-t-find, clear answers about the people, places and events that crop up in the original thriller in a lively and informative format and sheds new light on some of the deepest mysteries of the dark ages. The author has also visited all of the novel's locations and offers an unprecedented insight into these setting - perfect for armchair travellers and fans of the book.

Author Notes

Sharan Newman is a longtime member of the Medieval Academy, has served on the advisory board for the Medieval Association of the Pacific, and is a Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Barbara. Newman's medieval French mysteries have garnered Macavity, Agatha, and Anthony Award nominations, and she has won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical History.

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Library Journal Review

Dan Brown's mystery thriller The Da Vinci Code plays fast and loose with history, posing puzzling riddles while challenging beliefs in the canon of Scripture, the Church, and Christianity. Newman (The Witch in the Well), a medievalist and award-winning novelist, has taken up the challenge to consider what the book suggests and separate legend from fact. Did Da Vinci paint Mary Magdalene in The Last Supper and omit the apostle John? Was Mary also identified as the wife of Jesus and a prostitute in the Nag Hammadi text of the Gospel of Phillip? What is the history of the Templars? Are there hidden meanings in Da Vinci's Mona Lisa and his drawing Vitruvian Man? Newman has arranged her discussion of the people, places, and events of The Da Vinci Code in an encyclopedic format, creating a books that is both accessible and fun to read. Recommended for all libraries.-George Westerlund, Palmyra, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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