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Finally, the novel’s hidden legacy is revealed.
LONDON — Twenty years ago, a best-selling work of fiction seemed — to some readers at least — to undermine the foundations of the 2,000-year-old religion.
The book was The Da Vinci Code (DVC).
And yet, two decades since DVC’s publication, the then reaction to its appearance in 2003 seems even more surreal, more bizarre, than any fantastic plot line.
Even if I had lacked formation in that faith, I was immune to the “revelations” of DVC. Some twenty-odd years previously, there had been another, not dissimilar, craze. Published in 1982, The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail (HBHG) had been released to similar claims presenting “earth-shattering conclusions.”
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LONDON — Twenty years ago, a best-selling work of fiction seemed — to some readers at least — to undermine the foundations of the 2,000-year-old religion.
The book was The Da Vinci Code (DVC).
And yet, two decades since DVC’s publication, the then reaction to its appearance in 2003 seems even more surreal, more bizarre, than any fantastic plot line.
Missing Links
The novel recalls Leonardo da Vinci, whose art is linked by the plot to what can only be described as the theological equivalent of Darwin’s “missing link.” This tale tells of cryptic codes concealed in Da Vinci’s paintings, supposedly missed by art historians for centuries, and which point to the greatest cover-up of all time: one that exposes finally the definitive “truth” about the Catholic faith.Even if I had lacked formation in that faith, I was immune to the “revelations” of DVC. Some twenty-odd years previously, there had been another, not dissimilar, craze. Published in 1982, The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail (HBHG) had been released to similar claims presenting “earth-shattering conclusions.”
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The Truth About ‘The Da Vinci Code’
Finally, the novel’s hidden legacy is revealed.
