Hi Vivianne, It might be one of the silliest, but I've heard several people speak of it as though it is history as in (in an excited voice) "Yes, and once I read 'Holy Blood and Holy Grail' I understood blah, blah, blah.." - As if it is a history book. ~Caroline. -----Original Message----- From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vivianne Crowley Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 6:27 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Mark Benyon 'historian' Many years ago there was an article UK left-leaning broadsheet 'The Guardian' which described Michael Baigent et al's 'Holy Blood and Holy Grail' as 'one of the silliest books of the 20th century'. It now has a rival: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059084/Six-deaths-attributed-Curse-Tutankhamun-murders-committed-notorious-satanist-book-claims.html