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October 03, 2004
Now Reading...
I started Holy Blood, Holy Grail the other day. This nonfiction book explores the mysteries uncovered at Rennes-le-Chateau, a small French town in the foothills of the Pyrenees that was once a Visigoth stronghold and home to the Cathars, a group of people with somewhat unorthodox Christian beliefs who were all but exterminated during the Crusades. The town has long been rumored to have something to do with Biblical treasure, the Holy Grail, and a number of other mysteries. I'm just getting into the book, and right now it's detailing this history of the region, but it's very very interesting. A nonfiction account of some similar ideas to those expounded in The DaVinci Code, I believe (though I have not read Dan Brown's book).
The authors also produced three documentary films for the BBC in the 1970s on the same subject, which I may try to track down.
Posted by mwashburn at October 3, 2004 10:04 AMPosted to literature
Comments
This has nothing to do with anything, but I love the Sophie-cam!
Posted by: Jamie R. at October 6, 2004 09:35 AM
She is quite photogenic. Now that you have your own domain, Mr. Jamie R., you can blog yourself silly and have a whatever-cam of your very own too, you know...
Posted by: flygrrl at October 6, 2004 03:03 PM
I am contemplating something bloglike. We shall see.
Posted by: Jamie R. at October 6, 2004 05:45 PM
I highly recommend Movable Type (obviously).
Posted by: flygrrl at October 6, 2004 05:48 PM
I *loved* The Davinci Code. Truly. And that one sounds like a book that I'd love, too.
Posted by: Lisanne at October 7, 2004 03:11 PM