The Two Alchemists in Harry Potter: Voldemort, Harry, and Their Quests for Immortality
J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series contains numerous references to alchemy. On a symbolic level, both Harry Potter and his archenemy Voldemort can be read as rival alchemists, one pursuing alchemy as a spiritual discipline and the other engaged in a purely material quest for physical immortali...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2018]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Jahr: 2018, Band: 30, Heft: 3, Seiten: 206-219 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Potter, Harry, Fiktive Gestalt 1980-
/ Voldemort, Fiktive Gestalt 1926-1998
/ Alchemie
/ Unsterblichkeitsglaube
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Harry Potter
B Alchemy B Religion B Popular Culture |
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| Zusammenfassung: | J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series contains numerous references to alchemy. On a symbolic level, both Harry Potter and his archenemy Voldemort can be read as rival alchemists, one pursuing alchemy as a spiritual discipline and the other engaged in a purely material quest for physical immortality. Voldemort's eventual defeat can be interpreted in light of his flawed understanding of the moral and spiritual side of the alchemical work. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.2017-0038 |