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A Postmodern Wizard: The Religious Bricolage of the Harry Potter Series.

The Harry Potter series is rich in allusions to Celtic, Greek, Roman, Norse, and Hindu mythology, Arthurian legends, and Christianity. These religious and mythological elements are taken out of their original context and re-combined in a postmodern bricolage, reflecting the series' emphasis on cultu...

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Publicado en:Journal of Religion & Popular Culture Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 54 - 67
Autor principal: Cohen, Signe
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of California Press Spring2016
Materias:
Wizards
Harry Potter films
Allusions
Christianity
Cultural pluralism
Popular culture
Mythology
Postmodernism (Philosophy)
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Sumario:The Harry Potter series is rich in allusions to Celtic, Greek, Roman, Norse, and Hindu mythology, Arthurian legends, and Christianity. These religious and mythological elements are taken out of their original context and re-combined in a postmodern bricolage, reflecting the series' emphasis on cultural diversity and the forging of individual meaning.