• Topic: The Da Vinci Code delve sacredness in feminine by proving

Christianity as male central religion. How far do you agree?

• Name: Kinjal Patel

• Paper Name: The New Literature

• Roll No: 14

• Semester: 4

• Submitted to: S.B.Gardi Department of English Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji

Bhavnagar University.

• Gmail Id: patelkinjal.u21@gmail.com

Introduction

The novel nonetheless became a worldwide bestseller that sold 80 million copies as of 2009, and has been translated into 44 languages.

About AuthorDaniel “Dan” Brown was American

author of thriller fiction.

Who is the best known for the 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code.

Brown’s novels are treasure hunts set in a 24 hour period, and features the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols , codes and conspiracy theories.

- The Da Vinci Code….

“ Woman’s voice… the wisdom of the ages… whispering up from the chasms of the earth”.

Dan Brown’s novel got success due to a latent yearning in today’s world for a representation of the sacred feminine.

Dan Brown’s conception of the ancient world and transition to the modern has been shifted towards gender.

Gender shift

Male dominated

society

the novel

is revealed through

Domination

Mentions many Pre- Christian Religions

Roman

Greek

Hindu

Egyptian

Woman as sin causer

Eve in Paradise Lost is responsible for fall of Man.

Conspiracy Leigh Teabing

interprets the Christian misrepresentation of Mary Magdalene as a conspiracy to suppress her importance.

Sophie’s qualities

Langdon's high headedness is balanced by Sophie’s practical implication of knowledge.

Sophie is coupled with masculine toughness with feminine qualities.

Homicide Opus Dei’s female

devotees are not allowed to work as men but were restricted to cleaning and other dirty work without pay.

Mary Magdalene’s untimely historical death incorporates “ homicide” of the concept of feminine divinity.

Mary Magdalene's role

Mary Magdalene’s role in the Bible is very short but her role in ‘ The Da Vinci Code’ is rather long and important one.

Pagan GoddessesBrown uses historical work

of Mary Magdalene to represent the feminine leadership that was lost after the establishment of Christianity since the time of Constantine whose mother is believed to be worshipping Pagan Goddesses.

Brown is trying to prove that Mary Magdalene was the favorite of all the disciples of Christ. Brown writes:

“ the Priory of Sion to this day, still worship Mary Magdalene as

the Goddess, the Holy Grail, the Rose and the Divine Mother.”

Christ’s intention

Jesus Christ’s intention that the Church be based from her and built it on by Peter.

A woman of a reading “ Absolutely, that’s just like the men to do that.”

Major role

Again if we think about Mary Magdalene’s character, though her role is short in canon, in some Gnostic texts and scriptures, her role is major.

Some of the texts with her major role are:

‘The Pistis Sophia’-dialogue between. Jesus and Mary Magdalene.

‘The Gospel of Mary-discourse’ “ Mary Magdalene and disciples after Jesus’ crucifixion.

Conclusion

Dan Brown through historical references tries to delve sacredness in feminine by proving Christianity as male central religion.

Many people have accepted Mary Magdalene as

“ apostle to the apostle”.