title: The Da Vinci code dynamically de-coded.
abstract: The novel The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown has been on best-seller lists for over two years. An examination of Brown's previous novels reveals a well-designed plot line shared by all four novels that not only makes them good "thrillers" but also creates a mythological structure to the novels that draws on common unconscious fantasies in the same way that fairy tales do. One aspect of this mythological structure is the use of evil conspiracies (and benign ones as well) for the protagonist to overcome. In addition, The Da Vinci Code presents a religious theme involving legends about Mary Magdalene. This theme touches on the role of a feminine aspect to divinity in allowing for an erotic connection with the divine.
authors.affiliation: mariam@psychoanalysis.net
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology