How to become a Symbologist?
Can You Really Become a Symbologist?
NO!
Professors in many fields study the use of symbols in the particular contexts they find most interesting, but, as of now, no one holds the title "Professor of Religious Symbology" at Harvard or any other university.
Who created it?
The title "Professor of Religious Symbology" is fictional academic discipline created by author Dan Brown for character Robert Langdon of his adventure thriller series ( Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost symbol and Inferno ). Brown made Langdon as his alter-ego, his novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of Cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. In 2006 Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code was released as a film by Columbia Pictures, with director Ron Howard. Brown's first three novels had little success, with fewer than 10,000 copies in each of their first printings. His fourth novel, The Da Vinci Code , became a bestseller, going to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list during its first week of release in 2003. It is now credited with being one of the most popular books of all time, with 81 million copies sold worldwide as of 2009.
Film adaptations of his novels
In 2006 Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code was released as a film by Columbia Pictures, with director Ron Howard starring Tom Hanks. It was widely anticipated and launched the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, though it received overall poor reviews. It was later listed as one of the worst films of 2006 on Ebert & Roeper, but also the second highest-grossing film of the year, pulling in US$750 million worldwide. Brown was listed as one of the executive producers of the film The Da Vinci Code, and also created additional codes for the film. One of his songs, "Phiano," which Brown wrote and performed, was listed as part of the film's soundtrack. In the film, Brown and his wife can be seen in the background of one of the early book signing scenes.
The next film, Angels & Demons, was released on May 15, 2009, with Howard and Hanks returning. It, too, garnered mostly negative reviews, though critics were kinder to it than to its predecessor.
Imagine Entertainment is set to produce a television series based on Digital Fortress, to be written by Josh Goldin and Rachel Abramowitz
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