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Da Vinci Trial - the "smoking gun" - almost

I've spoken before about the "Da Vinci Trial" and commented then that the ideas were not original - and that for Baigent & to Leigh to claim them was laughable.

This is from "The Secret of the 59th Chapter" by Adel Abbas & Anne Fretwell (Toth Publications, 2000), page 483.

However we came to know from several ancient documents that Mary Magdalene, according to the Cathars, was married to Jesus (Dondane 1959).

Strangely enough - in all this footnoted and heavily referenced book - there is no bibliographic reference for Dondane 1959 - no title nor publisher nor any other information except for the quote above.

So even though there is a clear reference to a work that preceded Baigent & Leigh - it is impossible to track it down - because there aren't enough details.

If anyone knows of a book about the Cathars, Mary Magdalene and Jesus published by Dondane in 1959 - then I'd like to know more about it.

I've emailed the publisher - maybe the authors can clear this one up - but until they reply I'm convinced its all a conspiracy and that the Templars must be involved somewhere ...

Have I mentioned the Templars yet?

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Posted by Dr. K on March 24, 2006 10:35 PM |

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The High Court "Da Vinci Code" case appears to have been decided in favour of Dale Brown.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4888954.stm

'No surprise' in Da Vinci judgement By Jon Silverman Legal affairs analyst

After the High Court ruled Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown did not breach the copyright of an earlier book, BBC News website assesses the case's impact.

Posted by: wtwu | April 8, 2006 2:37 AM