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...
| Опубликовано в: : | Journal of religion and popular culture |
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2018]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Potter, Harry, Вымышленный персонаж 1980-
/ Voldemort, Вымышленный персонаж 1926-1998
/ Алхимия (мотив)
/ Вера в бессмертие
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| Индексация IxTheo: | AB Философия религии AG Религиозная жизнь |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Harry Potter
B Религия (мотив) B Alchemy B Popular Culture |
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| Итог: | 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 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.2017-0038 |