RELS 2812 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hippogriff, Christian Symbolism, Magical Creatures In Harry Potter

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 2812
• Professor: Jennifer Porter

Document Summary

Argument 1- the potter books illustrate a christian worldview and fill our human need for stories about the fulfillment to be found in christ. Argument 2- the books portray christian values and ethical teachings. Invocational magic: calling in spirit forces for power and control (bad) vs. Incantational magic: literally, to harmonize, to imitate the po(cid:449)er of god"s (cid:449)ord to create (good). The o(cid:448)erlap (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)realit(cid:455)(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:449)orld of (cid:373)uggles(cid:895) a(cid:374)d fa(cid:374)tas(cid:455) (cid:894)(cid:449)orld of (cid:449)izards(cid:895), is far from confusing children, is in the tradition of the best christian fantasy novels (narnia, lotr, etc. ) The christian symbolism of: griffins (gryffindor, golden griffin) lion/eagle, double nature = man/god of. Albus dumbledore- (cid:449)hite, glorious, resple(cid:374)de(cid:374)t, a(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:271)ee(cid:863) (symbolic of the soul) Voldemort- flight of death, flight from death. The malfoys- malfo(cid:455) = (cid:862)(cid:271)ad faith(cid:863), lu(cid:272)ius = lu(cid:272)ifer, nar(cid:272)issa = self-centered, draco = The potters- potter as metaphor for god (created mankind from clay- used in ot and.