Comments on: The Magic of Resurrection http://thehogshead.org/the-magic-of-resurrection-55/ Harry Potter News and Commentary Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:02:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/the-magic-of-resurrection-55/comment-page-1/#comment-150026 Travis Prinzi Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:28:50 +0000 http://swordofgryffindor.com/?p=55#comment-150026 <strong>Jonathan</strong>, that would be a legitimate argument if Rowling herself had not said that there is deliberate Christian undertones to the series. Symbols make sense in their own contexts - so Voldemort can't possibly be a Christ figure, even if snakes have been used as resurrection symbols. Jonathan, that would be a legitimate argument if Rowling herself had not said that there is deliberate Christian undertones to the series.

Symbols make sense in their own contexts – so Voldemort can’t possibly be a Christ figure, even if snakes have been used as resurrection symbols.

]]> By: Jonathan http://thehogshead.org/the-magic-of-resurrection-55/comment-page-1/#comment-150007 Jonathan Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:03:01 +0000 http://swordofgryffindor.com/?p=55#comment-150007 I'm not so convinced - after all, one of the most ancient symbols of resurrection is the snake. Does that mean that Voldemort is a Christ figure? Or that Harry is attacking the Resurrection when he kills the basilisk? There are so many ancient or medieval symbols of Christ that any book is likely to have a few if you look hard enough. I’m not so convinced – after all, one of the most ancient symbols of resurrection is the snake. Does that mean that Voldemort is a Christ figure? Or that Harry is attacking the Resurrection when he kills the basilisk? There are so many ancient or medieval symbols of Christ that any book is likely to have a few if you look hard enough.

]]> By: shadowquill http://thehogshead.org/the-magic-of-resurrection-55/comment-page-1/#comment-46595 shadowquill Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:00:44 +0000 http://swordofgryffindor.com/?p=55#comment-46595 There are certainly Christian undertones in every book. I know that many prefer to write them off as "a stretch" or "not really there, just twisted into that interpretation", but I think they're genuinely there. The few interview clips in which J.K. Rowling mentions her faith hint that the series has a spiritual base to it. She's hinted that she's afraid to ellaborate on her faith yet because it would allow anyone (from the age of 10 to 60) to guess at the series's finale. What could be a better clue? I don't think it was blatant, though. Such statements are easily overlooked by those who aren't interested in that interpretation. I agree there is a lot of Egyptian mythology woven in the series. Rowling has refered to European mythology as being very much a "bastard" mythology in that it contains bits and pieces of everything. :) Whatever the case may be, the series is spectacular and endlessly fascinating. (Now if only critics would drop the "it's just a children's book" attitude.) There are certainly Christian undertones in every book. I know that many prefer to write them off as “a stretch” or “not really there, just twisted into that interpretation”, but I think they’re genuinely there. The few interview clips in which J.K. Rowling mentions her faith hint that the series has a spiritual base to it. She’s hinted that she’s afraid to ellaborate on her faith yet because it would allow anyone (from the age of 10 to 60) to guess at the series’s finale. What could be a better clue? I don’t think it was blatant, though. Such statements are easily overlooked by those who aren’t interested in that interpretation.

I agree there is a lot of Egyptian mythology woven in the series. Rowling has refered to European mythology as being very much a “bastard” mythology in that it contains bits and pieces of everything. :) Whatever the case may be, the series is spectacular and endlessly fascinating. (Now if only critics would drop the “it’s just a children’s book” attitude.)

]]> By: Travis Prinzi http://thehogshead.org/the-magic-of-resurrection-55/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Travis Prinzi Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:44:18 +0000 http://swordofgryffindor.com/?p=55#comment-765 She's definitely playing with Egyptian mythology quite a bit. She's also playing with lots of other mythologies as well (lots of Greek, for example). I agree that the phoenix was a mythological symbol long before it was a Christian one, but that does not negate that it was used as a Christian one. She’s definitely playing with Egyptian mythology quite a bit. She’s also playing with lots of other mythologies as well (lots of Greek, for example). I agree that the phoenix was a mythological symbol long before it was a Christian one, but that does not negate that it was used as a Christian one.

]]> By: Plasmatical http://thehogshead.org/the-magic-of-resurrection-55/comment-page-1/#comment-759 Plasmatical Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:36:44 +0000 http://swordofgryffindor.com/?p=55#comment-759 The Phionix symbol is an Egyptian symbol, pointing towards more Egyptian symbols in the books. Also 'I will only be gone when no one here is faithful to me' Prof. Dumbledore says something like that. An old egyptian saying is that a book is better than a tomb, as it causes the man to be remembered. And to think of the dead is to make them living once more. (Duncan Sprott's The Ptolemaios Quartet - The House of the Eagle) The Phionix symbol is an Egyptian symbol, pointing towards more Egyptian symbols in the books. Also ‘I will only be gone when no one here is faithful to me’ Prof. Dumbledore says something like that. An old egyptian saying is that a book is better than a tomb, as it causes the man to be remembered. And to think of the dead is to make them living once more. (Duncan Sprott’s The Ptolemaios Quartet – The House of the Eagle)

]]>