Although the society's goals were to oppose religious influence, there were no “vows of revenge” against the Church for “crimes against scientists like Galileo and Copernicus. Its members were politically minded freethinkers with no particular interest in science. The real-life Illuminati was an Enlightenment-era secret society that was founded in 1776. In reality, the true perpetrator was revealed to be Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca, who fabricated the Illuminati threat. However, the Illuminati was long extinct and having been absorbed into the Freemasons. The Inferno describes Dantes journey through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. Robert Langdon and Sienna Brooks race to save the world from a crazed scientist who plans to unleash his solution to the worlds overpopulation.
The clues indicate the secret meeting place of the Illuminati.ĭuring the events of Angels & Demons, the Illuminati were allegedly behind an attempt to destroy Vatican City during a papal conclave with a antimatter bomb. Inferno (Italian: ifrno Italian for 'Hell') is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieris 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy.
The group accept inductees after going through the Path of Illumination aspirants were required to follow a series of subtle clues left in various churches in and around Rome. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.
Titles in the set are: Digital Fortress, Angel & Demons, Deception Point, The Da vinci Code, The Lost Symbol and Inferno. The group was dedicated to pure science and considers the Church to be "spewing superstition." Its members include Copernicus, Galileo, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Dan Brown Robert Langdon series 6 books collection set.
The Illuminati was an ancient secret group of scientists driven underground by the Catholic Church.