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The Da Vinci Code and the Grail
The Grail and the Bloodline of Christ
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The true meaning of the Grail is to be found in the video, DVD, book and ebook from this site . Below is an review of the book, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, which made references to the Grail. The Da Vinci Code did not reveal the Grail.
The Da Vinci Code novel was released in 2003 and is a mystery-
Much popular interest has been created by the novel, speculating on the Grail legend and Mary Magdalene’s role in the history of Christianity. Many Christian denominations have denounced the book for its unrepresentative description of the Catholic Church. The books historical accuracy has also been strongly criticised by scholars.
The book has sold 80 million copies wordwide as of 2009, and has been translated into 44 languages. In 2006 Columbia Pictures released a film adaptation of the book.
Criticism
When the book was first published, it gained criticism due to its unrealistic description of aspects of Christianity, the history of the Catholic Church and also its representation of European art, history and architecture.
Brown’s research has been shown to be lacking. Laura Miller of The New York Times
on 22nd February 2004 attacked the book on various levels, saying it was “based on
a notorious hoax...rank nonsense...bogus”. She points out that the book rests heavily
on the Priory of Sion, a hoax organisation created by French man Pierre Plantard.
He alleged the organisation was there to protect the secret lineage of Christ -
Critics also have accused Brown of distorting history. Marcia Ford wrote:
Critics accuse Brown of distorting and fabricating history. For example, Marcia Ford
wrote: “Regardless of whether you agree with Brown's conclusions, it's clear that
his history is largely fanciful, which means he and his publisher have violated a
long-
Richard Abanes also wrote: “The most flagrant aspect … is not that Dan Brown disagrees with Christianity but that he utterly warps it in order to disagree with it … to the point of completely rewriting a vast number of historical events. And making the matter worse has been Brown's willingness to pass off his distortions as ‘facts' with which innumerable scholars and historians agree.”
Dan Brown went so far as to state that the Priory Of Sion was real, in his book he wrote: “The Priory of Sion — a European secret society founded in 1099 — is a real organization".
He similarly claimed truthful accuracy in the rest of his work when he wrote: "all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents … and secret rituals in this novel are accurate". This was another claim disputed universally by scholars.
Two lawsuits have been brought against Brown alleging plagiarism. In February 2006 a British court held a suit for copyright infringment brought by the authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, baigent, Leigh and Lincoln. (More on The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail) This was allegedly a factual book describing Mary Magdalene’s role as the wife of Christ and mother of his child. Both Holy Blood and the Holy Grail and The Da Vinci Code claimed that the Holy Grail is this bloodline of Christ. Brown won the lawsuit.
Dan Brown was alleged to have plagiarised two novels by Lewis Perdue -
Dan Brown has stepped back from some controversial claims he made in his book, through his website. He says, referring to ancient theories discussed by the characters, that interpreting those ideas is “left to the reader”. He also said “It is my belief that some of the theories discussed by the characters may have merit.” He also bolstered his case when he said: "The secret behind The Da Vinci Code was too well documented and significant for me to dismiss." It is not surprising therefore that there is still controversy about whether his book was claiming to be based on facts.
Earlier in his career, in 2003, Brwon was asked what parts of the history in his novel actually happened, and he said “All of it.”
In 2005, the UK Channel 4 TV documentary The Real Da Vinci Code featured lengthy interviews with the main bloodline of christ Grail theorists and cocluded that there was no basis in fact.
The Da Vinci Code has also been criticised for a lack of artistic or literary merit and portraying British and French characters as stereotypes.
Britsh actor Stephen Fry referred to Brown's writings as "complete loose stool-
The Da Vinci Code did not reveal the Grail. Ironically, it was the lead character
who was a symbologist, but nowhere does he explain the symbology of the chalice.
This is a fundamental symbol -
There is so much falsehood being proliferated in the story of the Grail. But it is possible to carve through the illusions and get to the truth. Follow the explorations of real life symbologist Alex Caldon through this video and book.
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Alex Caldon
