RT Article
T1 The Two Alchemists in Harry Potter: Voldemort, Harry, and Their Quests for Immortality
JF Journal of religion and popular culture
VO 30
IS 3
SP 206
OP 219
A1 Cohen, Signe
LA English
PB University of Saskatchewan
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663346844
AB 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.
K1 Harry Potter
K1 Alchemy
K1 Popular Culture
K1 Religion
DO 10.3138/jrpc.2017-0038