The Combat Myth and the Gospel's Apocalypse in the Harry Potter Series: Subversion of a Supposed Existential Given

: There appear to be strong parallels between the Christian Gospels and Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter series that have gone largely unnoticed in the literature to date surrounding the Potter phenomenon. Identification of these correspondences likely indicates that Rowling performed a fantastica...

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Main Author: Barber, Peter John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2012]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2012, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-200
Further subjects:B Harry Potter series
B René Girard
B Violence
B Apocalypse
B Love
B THE TWO WAYS
B combat myth
B reflection narrative
B Mimetic Theory
B Scapegoat
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