Heretical musings on religion and culture from a literary scholar
I'm loving DaVinci's Demons - a new TV series about the life of the young Leonardo Da Vinci. From the first episode they managed to throw in a ton of intrigue and character twists. The only thing is, this brash and daring, charming and handsome, half-insane genius almost certainly didn't exist. It's hard to know what DaVinci believed, because he had to be secretive his whole life (hence his language codes and secret notebooks, etc.) This was ...
As a narrative fiction, the DaVinci Code is brilliant and Dan Brown deserves credit for a thrilling story. The idea that Jesus got married and had kids is exciting, and I'm happy that common perspectives on Christian history are shifting. However, a very large point has been missed, and I'm afraid the book and the movie will push public opinion even further from the realm of truth. When certain gospels became available around 20 years ...
If you're interested in religious mythology, astrological symbolism, or supernatural folklore, grab my book Gods of Myth and Man. You can go buy it on Amazon.
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