DaVinci Code, Fact or Fiction?

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DaVinci Code, Fact or Fiction?

Answer 1

Fiction. I say this because

1) The author said it was fiction
2) Most of the theories in that book come from the Gnostic Gospels (found in Egypt I belive), which are generally considered to be false records by most Christians.
3) The author quotes from The Priory of Sion, which was a scam
4) The author trashed Opus Dei. It is not a secret society, they just don't broadcast themselves and they're no more a cult than Mormenism is or Scientology.
5) Dan Brown is well-known for being against Catholicism, so I would suggest being sceptical of his observations of them, because he most definitely not objective on his criticisms of their actions

Generally, for the DaVinci Code, I would consider it fiction as the author claims to have intended (and supposedly he knows what he's talking about).

Answer 2

Fiction

Answer 3

Fiction, the only real facts are the ones about the location and descriptions of the art and the rituals mentioned

I think it's success is partly because he makes it sound so real because he's mixing fact and fiction , and he knows exactly how to do it so you get so much historical information but doesn't feel like a history lesson because you have the story and the characters behind it which keep you hooked on the novel
It's a great book

Answer 4

It is a fictional story however the following info in it is correct
'The Priory of Scion a European Society founded in 1099, real organization, In 1975 Paris's Bibliotheque Nationale discovered parchments known as Les Dossiers Secrets identifying numerous members of the Priory of Scion, including Sir Isaac Netwon, Sandro Botticelli, Victor Hugo and Leonardo da Vinci.
The Vatican prelature known as Opus Dei is a devout Catholic sect that has been top of recent controversy due to reports of brain-washing, coercion and a dangerous practice known as 'corporal mortification'. Opus Dei has just completed construction of a $47 million National Headquarters at 243 Lexington Avenue in New York City.
All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in the novel are accurate.'

So all though The DaVinci Code itself is fiction many things contained within are true, which is where people get confused, as they do not know whats fact and whats not.

Answer 5

Fiction.

Answer 6

Fiction, Fiction, Fiction.

Answer 7

The book is definitely fiction.

There were DNA tests proving that the French Merovingians were not of middle eastern descent I think. There is also proof that the Priory of Sion did not even exist when Da Vinci was alive. There isn't even a symbology thing at Harvard :)

Answer 8

Fiction. The author has stated this many times.

Answer 9

Total fiction!

Answer 10

Fiction, of course. Even Dan Brown says so.

Then again, it does contain facts. For example, Paris really is a city in France. And it does contain a museum called the Louvre. I know. I checked.