February 25, 2004 Da Vinci Code
Read the Da Vinci Code this weekend. All I can say is wow. It’s a work of fiction, so please don’t all get your religious feather ruffled up. And maybe the storyline isn’t the greatest in the world as it’s more a medium to get some religious concepts out – sacred feminine, Catholic hypocrisies, etc. But the ideas in here are good and well researched. Strong supporters of Catholicism and established religious doctrine will be up in arms about the book, but most of what the writer is talking about draws from other sources, who in turn draw from other sources to support their claims. Whether or not you believe in what it is saying, it’s still thought provoking and I think a positive influence. Go read it!
I will post a more comprehensive review up when I sort out how to post up Book reviews in my Reviews section.
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shaky
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How wierd … I read it this weekend too.
Yes devout Catholics will have a fit. Read the Catholic Herald’s review. Go to the Opus Dei website … they have a long list of reviews that slate it for attacking the Church and Opus Dei, but mainly for being historically incorrect. They seem to forget it was a novel. Still, I did feel he presented a lot of things as fact, and couldn’t be arsed to check up on it.
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Eshin
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I think it’s cause the book is in paperback version in HK that so many have read it this weekend.
I read the Opus Dei website and yep, they aren’t too happy about it.
One of my criticisms is that he does present quite complex issues as fact without real justification (e.g. Constantine’s decision to go Christian – one argument was that he needed their support in the war against the other side of the Empire – so when he won, he made it the state religion – but Brown was right in that he didn’t convert to Christianity willingly). This simplistic use of history is dangerous BUT I think it’s okay. It’s fiction.
But I hope to post up a proper review addressing these issues with due respect and attention. In any case, the thoughts are interesting regarding the sacred feminine.
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Giles
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Jebus, and Madamshutterfly read it. You’re not passing the same book around are you – or are using the same lorry?
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Eshin
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Hahaha….my friend told me a friend of hers called her, after a break of 3 months, to tell her to read the book!
I think it’s cause they released the paperback version last week in HK.
Or is it one big conspiracy?