Outstandingly reviewed, this is the best book ever written about Mary Magdalen, published now to take advantage of the fascination with her generated by <b>The Da Vinci Code</b>.<br><br>In this dramatic and thought-provoking portrait of one of early Christianity's most compelling figures, the author explores two thousand years of history, art and literature. The book gives us a close-up view of Mary Magdalen and her significance in religious and cultural thought.