The Da Vinci Code in the academy / edited by Bradley Bowers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowers, Bradley R. (Bradley Ray), 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in literature.

Christianity in literature.

Brown, Dan, 1964- Da Vinci code.

Mary Magdalene, Saint--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As millions of readers worldwide react to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, so do many scholars. The novel has become a proxy debate for two compelling scholarly and social issues of our time: the feminist/post-feminist challenge to patriarchal authority; and the textual construction of meaning and value. Presenting the feminine as both dominant and sacred brings attention to every text which argues for dominance or divinity. Traditional scholars are being challenged to defend their discipline...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-19162-4

9786612191626

1-4438-0795-8

OCLC:

816312263