Comments on: angels//demons http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/ Oh damn, I need a better tagline than this. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: //beconfused » Blog Archive » da//vinci http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-54718 //beconfused » Blog Archive » da//vinci Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:35:05 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-54718 [...] Now it seems like everyone’s talking about Da Vinci Code, I am asked at least 5 times on whether I read Da Vinci Code. That’s a book by Dan Brown, also author of Angels & Demons, perhaps one of the most controversial fiction titles ever written. [...] [...] Now it seems like everyone’s talking about Da Vinci Code, I am asked at least 5 times on whether I read Da Vinci Code. That’s a book by Dan Brown, also author of Angels & Demons, perhaps one of the most controversial fiction titles ever written. [...]

]]> By: Mr. Dew http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-7322 Mr. Dew Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:18:13 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-7322 JACK STATE: Actually, the writers believed the Priory of Sion existed till today I think. (Somebody update me if they had change their minds.) Most historians would declare Priory of Sion as a hoax but the writers refuses to believe it. Personally, I believe it's a hoax. The writer may not have believed it as it would mean that their non-fiction book holds fiction! I'm not sure what they think though, hahaa... JACK STATE: Actually, the writers believed the Priory of Sion existed till today I think. (Somebody update me if they had change their minds.) Most historians would declare Priory of Sion as a hoax but the writers refuses to believe it.

Personally, I believe it’s a hoax. The writer may not have believed it as it would mean that their non-fiction book holds fiction! I’m not sure what they think though, hahaa…

]]> By: JACK STATE http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-7318 JACK STATE Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:07:42 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-7318 So the writers of Holy Blood, Holy Grail were conned by the whole deal too? So the writers of Holy Blood, Holy Grail were conned by the whole deal too?

]]> By: Mr. Dew http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-7151 Mr. Dew Sat, 08 Oct 2005 01:54:17 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-7151 JACK STATE: Well, my sources are from various place actually. From a book called The secret of Da Vinci code or something. And from some Da Vinci code videos. You can like about the Priory of Sion here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory_of_Sion <blockquote>Prieuré de Sion, usually rendered in English translation as Priory of Sion or even Priory of Zion, is an elusive protagonist in many works of both non-fiction and fiction. Although it has been characterized as anything from the most influential secret society in Western history to a modern Rosicrucian-esque ludibrium, it is generally accepted that the Priory of Sion is in large part an elaborate hoax. Pierre Plantard began writing a manuscript and produced "parchments" (created by his friend, Philippe de Cherisey) that Father Bérenger Saunière had supposedly discovered whilst renovating his church. These forged documents purportedly showed the survival of the Merovingian line of Frankish kings. Plantard manipulated Saunière's activities at Rennes-le-Château in order to "prove" his claims relating to the Priory of Sion. Between 1961 and 1984 Plantard contrived a mythical pedigree of the Priory of Sion claiming that it was the offshoot of the "Order of Sion", which had been founded in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Research into the Rennes-le-Château mysteries led Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln to the pseudohistorical Secret Files of Henri Lobineau, compiled by "Philippe Toscan du Plantier", that became the source for their book, Holy Blood, Holy Grail. In 1989, Pierre Plantard tried but failed to salvage his reputation and agenda by claiming that the Priory of Sion had actually been founded in 1681 at Rennes-le-Chateau. In September, 1993, he claimed that Roger-Patrice Pelat had once been grandmaster of the Priory of Sion. Pelat was a friend of the then-President of France François Mitterrand and center of a scandal involving French Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy. A French court ordered a search of Plantard's home, turning up many documents, including some proclaiming Plantard the true king of France. Under oath, Plantard admitted that he had fabricated everything, including Pelat's involvement with the Priory of Sion. Plantard was ordered to cease and desist all activities related to the promotion of the Priory of Sion and lived in obscurity until his death on 3 February 2000, in Paris. Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory_of_Sion">Wikipedia</a></blockquote> JACK STATE: Well, my sources are from various place actually. From a book called The secret of Da Vinci code or something. And from some Da Vinci code videos.

You can like about the Priory of Sion here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priory_of_Sion

Prieuré de Sion, usually rendered in English translation as Priory of Sion or even Priory of Zion, is an elusive protagonist in many works of both non-fiction and fiction. Although it has been characterized as anything from the most influential secret society in Western history to a modern Rosicrucian-esque ludibrium, it is generally accepted that the Priory of Sion is in large part an elaborate hoax.

Pierre Plantard began writing a manuscript and produced “parchments” (created by his friend, Philippe de Cherisey) that Father Bérenger Saunière had supposedly discovered whilst renovating his church. These forged documents purportedly showed the survival of the Merovingian line of Frankish kings. Plantard manipulated Saunière’s activities at Rennes-le-Château in order to “prove” his claims relating to the Priory of Sion.

Between 1961 and 1984 Plantard contrived a mythical pedigree of the Priory of Sion claiming that it was the offshoot of the “Order of Sion”, which had been founded in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Research into the Rennes-le-Château mysteries led Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln to the pseudohistorical Secret Files of Henri Lobineau, compiled by “Philippe Toscan du Plantier”, that became the source for their book, Holy Blood, Holy Grail.

In 1989, Pierre Plantard tried but failed to salvage his reputation and agenda by claiming that the Priory of Sion had actually been founded in 1681 at Rennes-le-Chateau. In September, 1993, he claimed that Roger-Patrice Pelat had once been grandmaster of the Priory of Sion. Pelat was a friend of the then-President of France François Mitterrand and center of a scandal involving French Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy. A French court ordered a search of Plantard’s home, turning up many documents, including some proclaiming Plantard the true king of France. Under oath, Plantard admitted that he had fabricated everything, including Pelat’s involvement with the Priory of Sion. Plantard was ordered to cease and desist all activities related to the promotion of the Priory of Sion and lived in obscurity until his death on 3 February 2000, in Paris.

Source: Wikipedia

]]> By: JACK STATE http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-7138 JACK STATE Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:55:15 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-7138 You serious? Where you hear that? I hate when people lie to me through paperback. Book sounded so well researched too. You serious? Where you hear that?
I hate when people lie to me through paperback.
Book sounded so well researched too.

]]> By: Mr. Dew http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-6611 Mr. Dew Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:29:33 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-6611 JACK STATE: I'm not sure if Holy Blood, Holy Grail is considered non-fiction. It turns out that the Priory of Sion may be nothing more than some invention of 3 guys. This weaken the non-fiction book quite a bit. JACK STATE: I’m not sure if Holy Blood, Holy Grail is considered non-fiction. It turns out that the Priory of Sion may be nothing more than some invention of 3 guys. This weaken the non-fiction book quite a bit.

]]> By: JACK STATE http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-6599 JACK STATE Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:31:15 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-6599 Thought it was entertaining, not the best ever but definitely had points that kept my interest. Brown seems to know how to pick up interesting and obscure historical facts and mixing them into his fantasy. Also anyone interested n the Da Vinci code should pick up a copy of Holy Blood, Holy grail and The Messainic Legacy (know I spelled that one wrong), both are non-fiction works a bit long at times, but extremely interesting for anyone who searches for hidden truths. Thought it was entertaining, not the best ever but definitely had points that kept my interest. Brown seems to know how to pick up interesting and obscure historical facts and mixing them into his fantasy.

Also anyone interested n the Da Vinci code should pick up a copy of Holy Blood, Holy grail and The Messainic Legacy (know I spelled that one wrong), both are non-fiction works a bit long at times, but extremely interesting for anyone who searches for hidden truths.

]]> By: Mr. Dew http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-6370 Mr. Dew Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:16:07 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-6370 vince hart: Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code is doesn't really have as much reference to history that ties down to the path to locate the whatever-treasure. Most are objects that Dan Brown assume to have existed. I looked at both illustrated editions and found the Angels and Demons one more worth it. It's got more interesting pictures in my opinion. Da Vinci does seem to be written in a faster and more exciting pace though. vince hart: Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code is doesn’t really have as much reference to history that ties down to the path to locate the whatever-treasure. Most are objects that Dan Brown assume to have existed. I looked at both illustrated editions and found the Angels and Demons one more worth it. It’s got more interesting pictures in my opinion. Da Vinci does seem to be written in a faster and more exciting pace though.

]]> By: vince hart http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-6351 vince hart Mon, 19 Sep 2005 02:24:32 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-6351 I liked Angels & Demons better than The Da Vinci Code. It has better plotting and a lot of the historical issues raised by Dan Brown are just as interesting, if not more, than the Code. By the way, I found the book, SECRETS OF ANGELS & DEMONS very helpful in trying to separate fact from fiction, just like the same author did in his other book, SECRETS OF THE CODE. I liked Angels & Demons better than The Da Vinci Code. It has better plotting and a lot of the historical issues raised by Dan Brown are just as interesting, if not more, than the Code. By the way, I found the book, SECRETS OF ANGELS & DEMONS very helpful in trying to separate fact from fiction, just like the same author did in his other book, SECRETS OF THE CODE.

]]> By: Mr. Dew http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-6340 Mr. Dew Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:18:58 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-6340 sameer srivastava: I haven't read Da Vinci Code before I read Angels and Demons. I am reading Da Vinci Code now, haven't completed it though. The pace is indeed faster. I have to admit that in Angels and Demons, I don't really understand what Dan Brown is describing sometimes. I just get confusing and can't visualize what he describes! I went to Borders to take a peep at a special illustrated edition and then I finally understand, hahaa... sameer srivastava: I haven’t read Da Vinci Code before I read Angels and Demons. I am reading Da Vinci Code now, haven’t completed it though. The pace is indeed faster.

I have to admit that in Angels and Demons, I don’t really understand what Dan Brown is describing sometimes. I just get confusing and can’t visualize what he describes! I went to Borders to take a peep at a special illustrated edition and then I finally understand, hahaa…

]]> By: sameer srivastava http://beconfused.com/2005/09/15/angels-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-6293 sameer srivastava Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:47:54 +0000 http://beconfused.com/?p=647#comment-6293 nice book but bit slow in the middle when search for the key to four churches start, a good time pass one should try it read if u have not read da vinci code coz it is a bit of low as compared to vinci code. nice book but bit slow in the middle when search for the key to four churches start, a good time pass one should try it read if u have not read da vinci code coz it is a bit of low as compared to vinci code.

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