Re-sexualizing the Magdalene: Dan Brown's Misuse of Early Christian Documents in The Da Vinci Code.

In his overwhelmingly popular novel, The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown states that he describes all documents "accurately" when he asserts the theory that Mary Magdalene had a sexual relationship with Jesus, was married to him and bore his children. In this article I will examine the sources for Brown's...

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Publicado en:Journal of Religion & Popular Culture Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 2 - 3
Autor principal: Calvert-Koyzis, Nancy
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Publicado: University of California Press Spring2006
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