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Unit 4 Religion and human experience

A lost symbol too far?

Both novels and films make free use of religious belief, and misunderstandings of religious belief, and they often prove very popular with contemporary audiences. Dan Brown’s books have been bestsellers and top film grossers. Jon Mayled explores the use of religious symbolism in his work.

Sales figures for the novels and audience numbers for the film versions of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code (2006) (box office takings $125,000,000) and Angels & Demons (2009) (box office takings $150,000,000) suggest that there is an ever-present fascination for religious conspiracy materials.

In fact Dan Brown has written five novels: Digital Fortress (1998), Angels & Demons (2000), Deception Point (2201), The Da Vinci Code (2003) and The Lost Symbol (2009). However, although it must be almost certain that a film will be made of The Lost Symbol, there is no interest in the other two books, which do not deal with religious ideas.

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